Mancala... around the world
Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called count-and-capture games, which describes the gameplay. The word mancala comes from the Arabic word naqala meaning literally "to move." No one game exists with the name mancala; the name is a classification or type of game.
More than 800 names of traditional mancala games are known, and
almost 200 invented games have been described. However, some names
denote the same game, while some names are used for more than one game.
Some of the most popular mancala games are:
Played along the east coast of Africa, and an integral part of
Swahili culture; one of the most difficult games to learn because of its
rather complex rules is called Bao La Kiswahili
- Congkak is a close variant of the game in South Asia from the Maldives to the Philippines, also known by many different names like Dakon, Ohvalu, and Sungka
- the only modern game, which has become a popular pastime played in the USA, where it is simply known as "Mancala"
- This game is extremely important in Central Asia, where it is considered a national sport superior to playing chess is Toguz kumalak
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