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Jan 13, 2022·Playthrough·18:09·79·Watch on YouTube

Bower(S) Play Mancala

Bower's Game Corner

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Watch “Bower(S) Play Mancala,” a gameplay video for Kalah from Bower's Game Corner on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Bower's Game Corner on YouTube:

Learn how to play Mancala with this video which includes a full gameplay with my 6 year old son. Purchase The Game On Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tjR8e1 Want To Help The Channel Get Better? Consider my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Bowersgamecorner Get a peak behind the scenes and join my Facebook Group!: https://www.facebook.com/BowersGameCorner For More Info: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2448/kalah From The Publisher: The most common rule set in games sold commercially as Mancala is for this game of Kalah. Mancala is actually a whole family of games. Kalah was invented in 1940 by an American, William Champion Jr.. He started selling the game in 1944, patented the rules in the 1950's, and founded the Kalah Game Co. in 1958. The game is played on a board of two rows, each consisting of six round pits. The rows have a large store at either end called the Kalah. A player owns the six pits closest to them and the Kalah on their right side. The game is started with four (4) seeds in each pit. A player takes all the seeds from one of their pits, and then they are distributed one by one, counterclockwise, in the pits and the player's own Kalah, but not into the opponent's store (Kalah). If the last seed is dropped into an opponent's pit or a non-empty pit of the player, the move ends without anything being captured. If the last seed falls into the player's Kalah, they must move again. If the last seed is put into an empty pit owned by the player, they capture all contents of the opposite pit together with the capturing piece and puts them in their Kalah. If the opposite pit is empty, nothing is captured. A capture ends the move. The game ends when one player no longer has any seeds in any of their holes. The remaining pieces are captured by their adversary. The player who has captured the most pieces is declared the winner. Variants: Beginners may start with 3 seeds in each pit, but the game can also be played with 5 or 6 seeds in each pit. William Champion Jr. recommended the expert game with 6 in each pit.

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Kalah

Kalah

1940·William Julius Champion Jr.

Videos
25
Creators
22

Mostly how-to-play. Kalah is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 17 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 2 other videos.

2 players
10 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Kalah, from BoardGameGeek:

The most common rule set in games sold commercially as Mancala is for this game of Kalah. Mancala is actually a whole family of games. Kalah was invented in 1940 by an American, William Champion Jr.. He started selling the game in 1944, patented the rules in the 1950's, and founded the Kalah Game Co. in 1958. The game is played on a board of two rows, each consisting of six round pits. The rows have a large store at either end called the Kalah. A player owns the six pits closest to them and the Kalah on their right side. The game is started with four (4) seeds in each pit. A player takes all the seeds from one of their pits, and then they are distributed one by one, counterclockwise, in the pits and the player's own Kalah, but not into the opponent's store (Kalah). If the last seed is dropped into an opponent's pit or a non-empty pit of the player, the move ends without anything being captured. If the last seed falls into the player's Kalah, they must move again. If the last seed is put into an empty pit owned by the player, they capture all contents of the opposite pit together with the capturing piece and puts them in their Kalah. If the opposite pit is empty, nothing is captured. A capture ends the move. The game ends when one player no longer has any seeds in any of their holes. The remaining pieces are captured by their adversary. The player who has captured the most pieces is declared the winner. Variants: Beginners may start with 3 seeds in each pit, but the game can also be played with 5 or 6 seeds in each pit. William Champion Jr. recommended the expert game with 6 in each pit. In the Philippines Version (called Sungka locally) the game is often played with small shells, there are 7 pits on each side as well as the Home and the game is started with 7 shells in each pit.

Designer

William Julius Champion Jr.

Artist

Frank Gerwin

Categories

Abstract Strategy

Mechanics

Abstract Movement & Capture
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