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Apr 4, 2018·How to play·01:46·2·Watch on YouTube

How to Play Mancala

Triple S Games

Triple S Games

Watch “How to Play Mancala,” a how-to-play guide for Kalah from Triple S Games on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Triple S Games on YouTube:

Learn the rules to the board game Mancala quickly and concisely - This visually rich video has no distractions, just the rules. Don't own the game? Buy it here: amazon.com - https://amzn.to/2xEHeco amazon.ca - https://amzn.to/3nn4dA8 amazon.uk - https://amzn.to/2Xg7NRZ amazon.es - https://amzn.to/3ejwA03 amazon.de - https://amzn.to/3Esrb1l amazon.fr - https://amzn.to/3RM9BYY amazon.it - https://amzn.to/3yr9R9c amazon.nl - https://amzn.to/3ysKVya amazon.se - https://amzn.to/3ypxtLn amazon.pl - https://amzn.to/3yllMp1 amazon.sg - https://amzn.to/3XXzIji amazon.au - https://amzn.to/3Y3le1c amazon.co.jp - https://amzn.to/3R9jJwk (As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases) RULES: There are many variations to this game, these rules are is for the classic two-rank Mancala. The object of the game is to capture the most stones. Setup: layout the board horizontally between two players and place 4 stones into each of the 12 small pockets. Board is divided into two rows of 6 pockets each. Each player controls the 6 pockets on the side closest to them. The two larger pockets are called Mancolas. Each player owns the Mancola to the right of their row. Pick a player to go first. On your turn pick up all the stones in any one of the pockets on your side of the board. Moving counter-clockwise from the pocket picked, deposits one of the stones in each pocket you pass until the stones run out. If you run into your own mancola, deposit one stone in it. If you run into your opponent's mancola, skip it. If the last piece you drop is in your own mancola, take another turn immediately. If the last piece you drop is in an empty pocket on your side of the board, you capture that piece and any pieces in the hole directly opposite of it. Always place all captured pieces in your mancola. The game ends when all six spaces on one side of the board are empty. The player who still has pieces on his side of the board when the game ends, capture all of those pieces and puts them into their mancola. Count all the pieces in each mancola. The player with the most pieces, wins.

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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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