Mancala is played with
seven pits per player, six playing pits plus one score pit, called the
Kalaha. This is a very old game but has not lost it's charm as a good
math teacher as well as challenging enough that adults still like to
play the game.
GAME
RULES:
To Start Game:
Required pieces to play:
2 players
at a time can play Mancala, the more marbles you start out with, the
more challenging the game.
At the beginning of
the game, each of the (12) middle playing pits contains 3 or more
marbles, (each hole starts with the same amount). To play, the player
chooses one pit and removes all the marbles from that pit and distributes
one marble in each pit to his right in a counter clockwise direction.
If there are enough marbles to land or go past the players home or
(Kalaha) pit, they put one in there and continue on around until there
are no more to distribute. If the last marble distributed lands in
the players Kalaha, then they get to go again. Marbles placed in a
Kalaha are points for that player. Marbles are not put in the opponent's
Kalaha. If the last marble is placed in an empty pit on their own
side of the board, (after passing the opponent's Kalaha) then they
capture the marbles in the opposite (their opponent's) pit. All captured
marbles, as well as the capturing piece, are placed in the player's
Kalaha. The game ends when all of the pits on one side of the board
are empty. The player with marbles remaining gets to put them into
their own Kalaha. The winner is the player with the most marbles.
The
Mancala game comes with 60 marbles
and instructions.
This lightweight
board is stack-able, and very durable, making it ideal for schools and
other facilities where multiple games may be desired. These games can
be washed!
This board
measures approximately 19&1/4 inches long by 5&3/4 inches wide
by 3/4 inches thick. Player holes are designed to hold marbles or other
playing pieces a little more positively than most wood boards, making
it less of a hazard to drop pieces on the floor because of spillage.
The
Mancala game board design and construction shown is
© 2003 Danial K. Miller
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