Mancala (Kalah) 1940

How to play Mancala (Kalah)

Mancala (Kalah) is a game that plays with 2 players. It's an Abstract Strategy game where the core of play revolves around Mancala. A two-player sowing game in which players scoop and redistribute seeds among pits, capturing into their store; the modern commercial form is Kalah. Mancala sowing games are an ancient African/Near-Eastern family (Roman-era evidence); the popular Western 'Kalah' version was devised by W. J. Champion Jr. (1940, patented 1955).

This is an overview of what to expect at the table — not the rulebook. We link to official rules and tutorials rather than reproducing them.