Mancala

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Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called "sowing" games, or "count-and-capture" games, which describes the game-play.
The word mancala comes from the Arabic word naqala meaning literally "moved." There is no one game with the name mancala; instead mancala is a type, or designation, of game. This word is used in Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt, but is not consistently applied to any one game.

In the USA, however, "mancala" is often used as a synonym for the game Kalah.

General gameplay

Most Mancala games share a common general game play. Players begin by placing a certain number of seeds, prescribed by the variation in use, in each of the pits on the game board. A player may count their stones to plot the game. A turn consists of removing all seeds from a pit, "sowing" the seeds (placing one in each of the following pits in sequence) and capturing based on the state of board. This leads to the English phrase "Count and Capture" sometimes used to describe the gameplay. Although the details differ greatly, this general sequence applies to all games.

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Mancala - Play it now at Coolmath-Games.com
Mancala at Cool Math Games: This is a classic board game with lots of strategy and planning involved. Can you beat the computer?www.coolmath-games.com/0-mancala/index.html

Mancala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called "sowing" games, or "count-and-capture" games, which describes the game-play. The word ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala

Logic Game - Mancala - Math Playground - Online Math Games that ...
Action packed math site for elementary and middle school students featuring math games, math word problems, math worksheets, logic puzzles, and math videos.www.mathplayground.com/mancala.html

Mancala Game
Free mancala game - play online ...www.jgames.com/mancala

Mancala | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Mancala is not one game, but a family of pit-and-pebble games. Play involves scooping up pebbles from a pit and sowing the pebbles, one at a time, into the other pits.www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2448

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Spelleke mancala voor het slapengaan. | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Spelleke mancala voor het slapengaan. ... Spelleke mancala voor het slapengaan. Comments and faves. nevez p. (4 days ago | reply). lovely capture . . . This photo was invited and added to the ~memories of children~ group.Tom & KatrienSaturday, May 12, 2012 2:31 PMhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/inferis/

Games Around the World: Mancala (Africa) | Travel Wonders
Mancala appear to be a little like chess or go, the rules are easy enough to grasp but the strategy to be a good player takes a lifetime to gather. Even after a few months of playing in many villages, I am little more than a novice.Mark HThursday, March 01, 2012 2:09 PMhttp://www.travel-wonders.com/

Multiplayer Mancala
Multiplayer Mancala is a new game by Flash Games. Mancala is a pupular board game from africa. You begin by placing a certain number of seeds, prescribed by the variation in use, in each of the pits on the game board. Click on the seeds ...PupsiSunday, November 02, 2008 11:07 AMhttp://www.flashgames77.com/

Home With Heart: Homemade Mancala
Homemade Mancala. I heard my niece ask for an egg carton. I heard kid busy-ness. I heard the rattle of beads. I'd seen masking tape show up in a number of self-initiated activities all morning. I peeked over the counter to find ...We are four:Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:09 PMhttp://homewithheart.blogspot.com/

Toys In The Dryer: Mancala Easter Style
Mancala Easter Style. Mancala is a game that I loved to play when I was little, and still love to play today. I didn't know the name of it however, until a few years ago. My family always called it "The African Stone Game". I have ...noreply@blogger.com (Jamie H)Monday, April 02, 2012 6:00 AMhttp://www.toysinthedryer.com/

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You Can Help by United Way of Southwestern Indiana - Evansville Courier & Press
Boys and Girls Club of Evansville needs fuseable beads, Mancala games, construction paper, play dough, easy puzzles, board games. Call Tonya at 812-423-2311. Deaconess Hospice needs gently used, working baby monitors for hospice patients and families.Monday, May 14, 2012 6:44 PMwww.courierpress.com

In Moorpark, Walnut Canyon students learn about family history - Ventura County Star
Yager taught the students how to play the African game of Mancala. Teacher Yolande Gasbeck taught the students how to create Chinese art, while teacher Ann-Marie Brummond showed how to make a family coat of arms. Parents and students were invited to ...Friday, May 04, 2012 9:57 PMwww.vcstar.com

Low-tech fun at No Homework Night - River Forest Leaves
One little girl, Abby Travis, a Lincoln Elementary student, could barely take her eyes off the Mancala game she was trying to best her pint-sized opponent at, when this reporter asked her a few questions. Despite the enthusiasm of those who came out, ...Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:44 PMriverforest.suntimes.com

Games of Strategy at Moreland Hills Elementary - Plain Dealer (blog)
The event involved numerous games including Mancala, Blokus, Batik, Bendomino, Domino Draw, Katamino and Sudoku. Above, Grant Began ,left, carefully studies the window as classmate Tommy Soltanian ponders his next move in the game of Batik.Sunday, May 06, 2012 3:18 PMwww.cleveland.com