Almost 200 modern invented versions have also been described.Ī 10th century ivory board from Muslim SpainĮvidence of the game was uncovered in Israel in the city of Gedera in an excavated Roman bathhouse where pottery boards and rock cuts were unearthed dating back to between the 2nd and 3rd century AD. Toguz korgool or Toguz kumalak – played in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, tournaments also in Europe.Īlthough more than 800 names of traditional mancala games are known, some names denote the same game, while others are used for more than one game.congkak, congka, tjongklak, jongklak) and Dakon (or dhakon) – played in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei boards are often sold in fairtrade shops in Germany and other European countries. Sungka – Popular variants are known as Congklak (a.k.a.Songo – played in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, also among expatriates in France.Pallanguzhi – played in Tamil Nadu, India. Oware ( awalé, awélé, awari) – Ashanti, but played world-wide including Europe ( England, France, Catalonia, Portugal), where it is mostly played (but not exclusively) by expatriates close variants in West Africa (e.g., Ayo by Yorubas ( Nigeria), Ouri ( Cape Verde)) and Warri in the Caribbean.Omweso ( mweso) – played in Uganda, some players and tournaments also in the UK.Kalah – North American variation, the most popular variant in the Western world.Gebeta (Tigrinya: ገበጣ) – played in Ethiopia and Eritrea (especially in Tigray).Bao – played in most of East Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar Malawi, as well as some areas of DR Congo, and Burundi.Some of the most popular mancala games (concerning distribution area, the numbers of players and tournaments, and publications) are: The name is a classification or type of game, rather than any specific game. Game of Ô ăn quan on New Year's Day ( Tết) at Vinhomes Times City, Ha Noi
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