Mancala facts for kids

A Mancala board made of Wood

Mancala is a group of games played in Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia. People play the games by moving seeds on a board with pits carved in it.

Images for kids

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  Bao players in Zanzibar

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  Pit marks presumed to be ancient Gebeta (i.e. mancala) boards in the base of an Aksumite stele, Axum, Ethiopia

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  A toguz korgool board with balls, Kyrgyzstan

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  Awale players