Manchala game

Mancala board. The Mancala 'board' is made up of two rows of six holes, or pits, each. If you don't have a Mancala board handy, an empty egg carton can work. Next, four pieces -- marbles or stones -- are placed in each of the 12 holes. The color of the pieces is irrelevant. Each player has a 'store' to the right side of the Mancala board.

Cereal bowls work well for this purpose. The game begins with one player picking up all of the. Moving counter-clockwise, the player deposits one of the. If you run into your own store, deposit one piece in it. If you run into your opponent's store, skip it. If the last piece you drop is in your own store, you get. If the last piece you drop is in an empty hole on your. You will need one small cereal bowl, known as a mancala store, for each player.

You'll also need 48 marbles, chips, or stones of any color. You can even use pennies or other coins as a substitute. Each player sits opposite each other facing the long side of the board or egg carton.

Set up by giving each player 24 stones. A player places four stones into each of the holes also known as pits or pockets closest to them. The bowls, or mancala stores, are placed at to the right of the board, or egg carton, and remain empty of stones.

Decide who goes first with a coin flip or other method. There are three steps to playing the game. Each game lasts around five to 10 minutes. Place four stones into each of the pits. The starting player grabs all the stones from one hole on their side and drops them, one by one, into each pit around the board going in a counter-clockwise direction.

If the player passes over one of the mancala stores or bowls, he or she would place a stone in there, too. Once the player doesn't have any more stones in hand, it's the other person's turn to do the same thing. If a player has enough stones to hit their own store, they place a stone in it. If it's the player's last stone, they get a free turn to go again.

If you pass over another player's store during your turn, you do not place a stone in their pit. The game ends when one player has emptied the six holes of stones on their side. The other player then takes all the stones on their own side and places them into their store or bowl. The winner of the game is the player with the most stones in their mancala store.

Here's where math and strategic thinking comes into play. There are ways to win at mancala, but it takes some planning before you make a move with your stones. Playing mancala is a little bit like playing the game of Connect 4 , which also calls for strategic thinking.

Keep these three tricks up your sleeve while playing mancala. Planning is essential to victory in strategic board games like mancala. Try to plan two or three moves ahead. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance.

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