List Of Mancala Games

Games in the mancala family include:

Popular games

The most widely played games are probably:
  • Oware, the national game of Ghana, is also known by Warri, Awele, Awari, Ouril, and other names. It has relatively simple rules but considerable strategic depth.
  • Kalah is the ruleset usually included with commercially available boards; however, the game is heavily biased towards the first player, and it is often considered a children's game.
  • Omweso is a strategic game of Uganda, played on an 8×4 board.
  • Bao is a complex strategy game, also played on an 8×4 board.

Games with unusual features

Other games

  • Songo
    • P. H. G. Powell-Cotton, H. J. Braunholtz, A Mancala Board Called "Songo.", Man. Vol. 31. (July 1931), pp. 123.
  • Mefuvha
    • H. A. Stayt, The Bavenda.
  • Ouril (Cape Verde)
Information about most of these games can be found in one of the following,
  • H. J. Braunholtz, The Game of Mweso in Uganda., Man. Vol. 31. (July 1931), pp. 121-122.
  • Henry R. Muller, Warri: A West African Game of Skill, The Journal of American Folklore. Vol. 43, No. 169. pp. 313-316.

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