You will receive a shipping confirmation with the tracking number once it ships.Estimated shipping time 2-3 business days, depending on the location.Orders are shipped from Chicago, USA within 1–2 business days. The game board is made of 2 rows of 6 small holes known as pockets, and large holes on opposite ends called mancalas or stores.Size is shown as Width x Height in inches.Both style boards come with the game instructions. Available in 2 styles – Sapele and Iroko with Sapele having a handle & latch lock while Iroko doesn't. Great addition to your game collection and a suitable as gift for your family and friends. As children learn basic arithmetic this game is known to help improve their counting skill and train them to also think before making decisions. Children in Africa as young as age 4 have played this game for centuries as a cultural heritage that has been passed down generations, while adults use it as a relaxing and socializing tool in the evening under tree shades after completing the day’s work. The player with the most captured seeds wins.Īyo Olopon is a game for both young and old. If the last seed of a player’s turn lands in a hole on the opponent’s side of the board and makes it the 2nd or 3rd seed in that hole, you capture and remove those seeds from your opponent’s side of the board. During each individual sowing, the starting hole is skipped. West African games of mancala generally use 48 seeds, which means placing 4 seeds in each of the 12 holes. ' For example, Broline and Loeb point out that certain. Each turn, the player takes all seeds from any hole on their side of the board and sow them counterclockwise, one seed per hole. Also mancala games that use the 2-3 capture rule and have no stores (like Wari and Awale) benefit from Tchoukaillon positions. Each player can only move seeds from their side of the board unless they are capturing their opponent’s seeds. At the beginning of the game, four (4) seeds are placed in each hole. Two individuals take turn to play this game, which runs anti-clockwise. The game requires strategy and critical thinking to move seeds around with the ultimate aim of winning more seeds than your opponent. Eight seeds are put in the nyumba in Malawi. Bao Game Setup In Bao la Kiswahili, every player starts by placing six seeds in the nyumba and 2 additional seeds in the 2 pits to its right. Handmade from solid wood, the board “opon” is the carrying case composed of two rows with six holes on each side of the board (12 total holes), connected by 2 hinges and played with 48 seeds. One of the features that distinguish various versions of the game is the initial seed arrangement. “Ay ò Ol óp ón” popularly known as the Mancala Board game is an ancient, interactive, self-contained traditional game played by the Yoruba people of Nigeria in West Africa.
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