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Mancala is
an ancient game believed to be created in Africa hundreds of years
ago. The Mancala board is composed of six bins on each side of
the board, plus a scoring bin.
One player
then scoops up all the pieces from any bin on their side of the
Mancala board. Moving to the right, that player drops one piece
in each bin as it goes along the board. If you come to the large
scoring bin, drop a piece in there too. If, after you put a piece
in the Mancala scoring bin, you still have pieces in your hand,
continue to put pieces in the bins on your opponent's side of
your Mancala set. If you should reach the other end where your
opponent's scoring bin is, skip over it and continue on your side.
If your last piece falls in your Mancala scoring bin, you get
to take another turn. If not, then it is your opponent's turn.
He does the same.
When the last
piece that you drop is in an "empty" bin on your side
of your Mancala set, you get to capture the opponent's playing
pieces in the bin directly next to your bin. These pieces are
then put into your scoring bin along with the piece that was in
the empty bin. After the capture, it is the other player's turn
in Mancala.
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Mancala
is one
of the oldest
board games
in the world.
A traditional Mancala set
is shown
opposite.
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