Mancala

A Mancala board made of Wood

Mancala is a group of games played in Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia. People play the games by moving seeds on a board with pits carved in it.

Mancala Media

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  Bao players in Mozambique

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  Pit marks presumed to be ancient Gebeta (i.e. mancala) boards in the base of an Aksumite stele, Axum, Ethiopia

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  A 10th century ivory board from Muslim Spain

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  Mancala board and clay playing pieces

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  Sowing on a kalah board. The player picks up all four seeds from hole A, and places one of then in B, one in C, one in D and the fourth in E

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  Game of Ô ăn quan on New Year's Day (Tết) at Vinhomes Times City, Ha Noi