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Oct 14, 2021·How to play·16:38·2·Watch on YouTube

How to play Bao la Kiswahili

Alexander Rühl

Alexander Rühl

Watch “How to play Bao la Kiswahili,” a how-to-play guide for Bao from Alexander Rühl on BoardGameVideo.

Bao

Bao

2 players
40 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

About Bao, from BoardGameGeek:

Bao is an abstract strategy game from East Africa, especially Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania. It is generally reckoned to be the most complicated of the Mancala family games that are played in many parts of Africa. On a Bao board each player has two rows of 8 holes, into which counters (seeds) are placed. Moves are made by taking more than one seed and 'sowing' them along the row of holes. Depending on where the last seed is placed, you can take the seeds from that hole and continue the sowing, possibly capturing seeds from your opponent in the process. The aim of the game is to empty your opponent's front row of seeds or make it impossible for them to move.

Categories

Abstract StrategyAncient

Mechanics

Abstract Movement & Capture
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