Saturday, May 21, 2011

Mancala from the Great American Trading Company

When it comes to playing 3000-year-old Egyptian games, who knows better than the Pharaohs? When these ancient rulers wanted to have fun, they didn't need video games - they played Mancala. Mancala is easy to learn and simple to play... but you've got to think hard to win! The game is for 2 players, and it comes with a wood Mancala board and 40 smooth glass stones in lots of different colors. The board folds in half so you can take it to school, to a friend's house... even to Egypt!

Start by placing the glass stones in the bins on your side of the Mancala board. Your opponent does the same, and then the fun begins! The object of the game is to get as many stones as you can before your opponent clears his side of the Mancala board of all his stones. As you move your stones around the board, you need to think ahead and plan a strategy. How will your opponent move his stones? How many stones should you put in each bin? The game is over when one of the players runs out of stones in his bins. Play one game, or have a Mancala marathon - either way, you'll say, "More Mancala!"

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