Mondo Knows Games
Mancala
Mancala, played by the Kalah rules most people know: six pits each, a store at either end, stones sown anticlockwise. Land the last stone in your own store and you go again. Land it in an empty pit of yours and you take everything opposite. Mondo weighs extra turns and captures before anything else, so greedy sowing gets punished.
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How to play
- Tap one of your six pits to pick up its stones and sow them one per pit.
- Sowing runs anticlockwise and skips Mondo's store.
- Your last stone in your own store earns another turn.
- Your last stone in an empty pit of yours captures the pit opposite.
- The game ends when one side is empty, and the fullest store wins.
Controls
Tap a pit on your bottom row.
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Questions people ask
- How do you play Mancala?
- Tap one of your six pits to pick up its stones and sow them one per pit. Sowing runs anticlockwise and skips Mondo's store. Your last stone in your own store earns another turn. Tap a pit on your bottom row.
- Is Mancala free to play?
- Yes. Mancala runs in the browser for nothing: no download, no account and no sign-up. Mancala sits on the Board shelf at Mondo Knows, alongside mancala and kalah games.
- How long does a game of Mancala take?
- 5-10 min. It is rated medium, and tap a pit on your bottom row. Your best score stays on your own device.
- Does Mancala work on a phone?
- Yes. The board sizes itself to the screen, so Mancala plays the same on a phone as on a desktop, and touch controls replace the mouse. Nothing needs installing.
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