Objective: Collect more pieces in your mancala (large store) than your opponent. 

Number of Players: 2 players

Components

• 1 Mancala board;
• 48 pieces.

Setup:

• Players sit opposite each other;
• Each player controls the 6 small pits on their side of the board and the mancala (large store) to their right;
• Place 4 pieces in each of the 12 small pits;
• Both mancalas start empty;
• Decide who will play first.

How to Play:

On each turn, a player:

1. Chooses one pit on their side of the board that contains at least one piece. 
2. Removes all the pieces from that pit.
3. Distributes them one by one into the following pits, moving counter-clockwise around the board.

During Distribution

• You may place pieces in your own small pits;
• You may place pieces in your own mancala.
• You may place pieces in your opponent’s small pits;
• You may not place pieces in your opponent’s mancala.

The turn ends after the last piece has been placed. 

Extra Turn

• If the last piece dustributed lands in the player’s mancala, that payer immediately takes another turn. 

Capturing

A player captures pieces when:

• The last piece distributed lands in an empty pit on their side of the board; and
• The pit directly opposite on the opponent’s side contains one or more pieces.

When this happens:

• The player captures the piece that has just been placed;
• The player also captures all the pieces in the opposite pit;
• All captured pieces are placed in the player’s mancala.

End of the Game

The game ends immediately when all 6 small pits on one side of the board are empty.

• The player who still has pieces in their small pits collects them and places them in their mancala.

Winning the Game

Once all the pieces have been collected into the mancalas:

• Count the pieces in each mancala;
• The player with the most pieces in their mancala wins the game.

If both players have the same number of pieces in their mancalas, the game ends in a draw.