Mancala, is a great family board game played around the world. The name is derived from the Arabic work ‘naqala’
which means “to move” and the game itself originated in Ethiopia in the 6th century.
Mancala is the most popular name for the game; however, it is known by a number of other names including
“sowing”, “count-and-capture”, Kalah, Oware, Congkak, Omweso, Ünee tugaluulakh, Bao, Sungka and Igisoro.
To play, each player places a certain number of seeds in each of the pits on the board. A player may count their stones
to plot the game and when their turn comes they must remove all the seeds from a pit and place one in each of the
following pits all around the board.
The object of the game is to capture more stones than your opponent so that their your side of the board is empty.
The game often made of wood with various colourful objects used for the seeds.
Here are some of our favorite boards:
