Mancala (Kalah) is a two-player seed-sowing game. Each player has 6 pits and a store (the large pit on their right). The goal is to collect more seeds in your store than your opponent.
Setup
Each of the 12 pits starts with 4 seeds. Stores start empty.
Sowing
On your turn, pick one of your pits (must contain seeds). All seeds are lifted and dropped one-by-one counter-clockwise into each subsequent pit, including your own store but skipping the opponent's store.
Extra Turn
If your last seed lands in your store, you get another turn.
Capture
If your last seed lands in an empty pit on your side, and the opposite pit has seeds, you capture both that seed and all seeds in the opposite pit into your store.
Game End
When one side's pits are all empty, the other player sweeps their remaining seeds into their store. Most seeds wins.
Game Over
Discussion
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