Re: Mancala board

Elvis wrote:
>
> 
> 1.  Game is over once all holes on your side are empty.
> 
> 2.  You can only pick up stones from your side.
> 
> 3.  If the last stone you place lands in your home, you go again.
> So in the above example, it would still be your turn.
> 
> 4.  If your last stone lands in an empty space on your side,  you
> get to put that stone in your home.  You also get everything directly
> opposite that spot.  Then your turn is over.
> 

hmm... I know that since mancala is not a widely known game, and it
comes from two different parts of the world (Africa and The Middle East
both have it, but the middle easters play with 9 spaces to a side
instead of six) the rules may vary, but I just thought I'd share how I
learned


1.  Game is over once all stones are in one of the home spaces.  

2.  You can only pick up stones from your side.

3.  If the last stone you place lands in your home, you go again.  
So in the above example, it would still be your turn. It would also
continue to be your turn if you end in a space on your side of the
board. You would pick up the pieces in that space and continue with your
turn.

4.  If your last stone lands in an empty space on your side, You get to
move the pieces directly opposite that space from the opponent's side to
yours. Then your turn is over.

I believe the way I learned it has more of a middle eastern twist to it
(since I learned on a middle eastern board, even though I own an African
board), but I could be wrong. The visuals were excellent.

naenia

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