Mancala

Mancala (Kalah rules) is played on a board of 12 small pits and 2 large stores. You own the six pits on the bottom row and the store on your right; your opponent owns the top row and the store on the left.

• On your turn, tap one of your non-empty pits. All its stones are picked up and sown one by one into the following pits, anticlockwise — including your own store but skipping your opponent's store.
• Extra turn: if your last stone lands in your own store, you move again.
• Capture: if your last stone lands in an empty pit on your side and the pit opposite holds stones, you capture both your stone and all the opposite stones into your store.
• The game ends when one side has no stones left. The other player moves all stones on their side into their store. Most stones in the store wins.

Controls

Tap or click a pit, or press keys 1–6 (left to right for the bottom player). Choose vs Computer (Easy, Medium or Hard) or 2 Players on one device.

Tips

Count stones: a pit holding exactly enough stones to reach your store gives a free move — play those first, starting with the pit closest to the store. Keep an eye on empty pits on both sides to set up and defend against captures.