Mancala
- fmtcumd
- Aug 5
- 1 min read
Two player abstract strategy game. Collect the most stones/seeds to win!
Grade Band: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12
Time to Play: 5-10 minutes
Number of Players: 2
Game Style: competitive; consecutive play
Complexity: Level 1
This game can be taught in about 5-10 minutes.
Price:
Mathematical Skills:
Pattern Recognition -
Decision Making
Computation Fluency
Strategic Thinking
Description of Game:
Mancala is one of the oldest two-player abstract strategy games still played today. There is evidence of it being played across Africa and Asia thousands of years ago. Mancala is known by many names and has many variants.
A turn consist of a players picking up their stones/seeds in one space, and then placing/sowing them one-by-one in pits/spaces in a specific direction around the game board. The goal is to plant/sow the most stones/seeds. Boards differ by culture.
Rules:
Rules depend on variant.
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