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Mancala

Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called sowing games or count and capture games, which comes from the general gameplay. Mancala games play a role in many African and some Asian societies comparable to that of chess in the West. The List of mancala games best known in the Western world includes Kalah and Oware. Other games are Congkak, Omweso, Ünee tugaluulakh, Bao, and Sungka.

The word mancala comes from the Arabic word naqala meaning literally "to move". There is no traditional game with the name mancala, rather mancala is a type of game. This word is used at least in Syria, Lebanon and Egypt, but is not consistently applied to any one game.

In the USA, Mancala is often used as a synonym for the game Kalah.

Source: Wikipedia.

SQ15: Mancala by Square Root Games.

Mancala

17.5" x 5.5" x.75". Comes with a transport pouch.

SQ18: Folding Mancala by Square Root Games.

Folding Mancala

Open: 15.25" x 5.5" x .75"
Closed: 8.75" x 5.5" x 1.5"

SQ20: Giant Folding Mancala by Square Root Games.

Giant Folding Mancala

Open: 24" x 10" x 1"
Closed: 14" x 10" x 2"

SQ21: 4 Player Mancala by Square Root Games.

4 Player Mancala

Open: 16" x 17" x .75"
Closed: 16" x 8.25" x 1.5"

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