How to Play Mancala

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[@meiliisabella8663]

Thank you😂😂

[@adelove9805]

I haven't played mancala sense 8th grade i'm 17 now and i still love the game and i like watching other people play

[@egar71]

Thanks! You are one of them that plays it right except that you don’t go again after stealing opponents marbles. You also one of them that plays it right at the end. When you Finnish first emptying your side you are rewarded with the opponents marbles that’s left. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@michaelshields7777]

I like the sounds the marbles make as you drop them into the baskets; plink, plink, plunk! Plink, plink, plunk! So soothing and relaxing, hehe!

[@TheKateeMeow]

Alyssa Luna, I can't reply directly to you because of your google settings, but in response to your question: If the last seed you sow ends in an empty area on your side, you get that seed and you also take all the seeds on your opponents side, in the pot directly opposite.

[@tonyscott1398]

your a good teacher

[@Tyrizzle505]

I've been looking for this game forever. used to love this when I was younger

[@robertclark4929]

Tyreese Smith Thrift stores

[@lilbrightsun6722]

when i put my last bead in my empty hole and the opposing side has beads i steal them including my bead. you do not go again because it is considered as dead so it is the opponent's turn.

[@sashagalarza212]

if you land in a epty space it is the others turn

[@courtneycondrey1495]

The way I play is: I start the same way you do, and when you get Into your store with no more marbles in your hand, you go again. And if you land in a pit past your store, you pick up that pit and keep going until you end in an empty space.

[@shellyrodil1417]

Yes Same That's How I Play

[@shamarinevaeh4554]

OMG thank u sooo much this video was so helpful and explained everything I needed to know

[@clownworld3107]

That is a rocket science, one should play it, to learn it

[@MzHazelEyez84]

I play very similar to this version. I'm interested in learning other variations of this game

[@TheKateeMeow]

MzHazelEyez84 same here, I really like hearing about the variations. Some of them are very different!

[@sydneyperez1320]

Yeah that's not how I played . We'd pick a pit on our side , then sow through and if you're last seed was in an empty pit you stop and it's the other persons turn if you land your last seed in more seeds you pick all those up and keep going

[@albanygual]

That is also how we play!

[@iiNero]

Thank you

[@davisjohneshia1993]

Finally someone who plays this game correctly!

[@coreymann475]

You dont go again if you capture

[@goldenae6200]

when i play when you land on one of the piles i grab it and keep playing and if you land one empty one i stop then the other person goes

[@ahzhanaybernard6104]

me to

[@ev87644]

No I do it too and I find it easier

[@naturalhairgoddess8280]

Grace Padilla yea they play different on the download game

[@Itzwxlf]

Who else is here just for iMessage?

[@HastyThots]

Torms Beats damn you got me😂

[@mireyaruiz5972]

I like the colors of the marbles

[@ellao843]

I play: move your seeds, if you land on the other side, I continue with that set of seeds and continue, if I land on an empty I stop. If my side is empty, the person still goes and then I get some on my side. That’s how I play it

[@argonwheatbelly637]

This is American Kalah. I play Oware, Omweso, Bao, etc... not this. If you want to play something like this, then play Ayoayo, or even Congkak. Without the "pie rule", whoever goes first will always win. This variant has pretty much been solved.

[@kaashkyn]

You can play most marbles or clear side

[@APrettyColor]

I like this way too though

[@shellyrodil1417]

The Way I Play It Is That O Start with Three in Each Pit And If The Marble Lands in a pit that's like full Even if it was on the other person's side I pick it up and keep Going untill I land in a blank spot and I play around the word Somtimes and sometimes steals in Mancala

[@CindyKate-ks1ck]

Same

[@shontilibra3600]

When I Play We Do The Same Thing But The Only Thing Different Is That When We stop With One That Has Marbles In If It's Our Opponents Side Or Not We Keep Playing

[@ahzhanaybernard6104]

that is how i play too

[@APrettyColor]

I play manacala different. Instead of playing horizontally I play vertically

[@TheKateeMeow]

+BlacknGinger Bunny interesting!

[@ZopcsakFeri]

I also tried to stand it up vertically but all the seeds fell out :( I don't think I can play it vertically...

[@ktbaduk]

No its not the oldest game found has yet to be named and nothing of the play is actually known the oldest still played in its original format is Go

[@TheKateeMeow]

KitsChannel that's pretty neat, have you heard of Senet? That's another old one too :)

[@ktbaduk]

TheKateeMeow Yes! I have vat19 does a modern interpretation of it as a game but Ive yet to see anything of the original Egyptian version also you might like 9 men's morris

[@TheKateeMeow]

KitsChannel I have never played 9 men's morris... I am going to have to try that one out! Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@nezzycuff1196]

A soon as you drop the seeds and it has other seeds in it you pick it up and keep going

[@egar71]

thats not the way you suppose to play this game.

[@goblinman7]

Not sure if this was mentioned already in the chat, but if you capture a pit full of your opponents seeds and put them in your score pile, you don't get actually another turn in standard rules of the game. Is this a house rule you created??

[@laurab7876]

There is like three i know how to play: clearside, crossover(which is the one that you are playing), and Jackpot

[@tombosco6238]

The rules you explained in your video were unfamiliar to me. Was that a set of household rules you demonstrated? Regardless, I'll share with you what variation I grew up playing and how I prefer to play Mancala now. When I was younger, I would play Mancala where each individual would continue his turn if he either landed in his "store" aka Mancala or on a space occupied by other counters or marbles. As you already know, this variation is less skillful and more random. However, for children younger than the minimum age recommended (6 years old) it can be entertaining and easily comprehensible. As I mentioned, I prefer a more strategic and calculation-based game especially since Mancala to me is intended to challenge one's skill in counting and planning several moves ahead in comparison to his opponent. For this reason, I play Mancala where the remaining "seeds" are counted towards the player whose side of the board is still occupied. Unlike your version where the player to have a completely empty board win the game, I find it rather challenging and entertaining to plan several moves ahead and try to predict your opponent's moves as well. In addition to planning and predicting, I also have to "strategize" or think strategically how I will gain the most seeds while at the same time not dwindling down my side of the board unless it benefits me more.

[@TheKateeMeow]

Tom Bosco thank you for sharing some different variations on how you play mancala, I am definitely going to have to try it your way. What I love is that it does sound more challenging :) the interesting thing to me is that I have encountered many ppl who play mancala in different ways. Sometimes there are small changes but for the most part the game is the same, in other instances the game is very different, so it's always fun to hear about these differences!

[@tombosco6238]

TheKateeMeow What you said about Mancala being the same but different in small ways are words from a wise gamer. Variations are highly encouraged, even nowadays, which makes that gaming experience different at times bit hopefully always entertaining and fun!

[@jomar500]

I do not play like that! Whoever is left with no seeds/stones ends the game, meaning the other player takes all remaining stones/seeds and adds them to his store; the player with the most seeds/stones in their store wins.

[@rileyjuvrud1633]

We play the exact same way

[@susanaavilez845]

I Start with tours marbls in each cup

[@navaeh4754]

we put three in each slot

[@SusanWD4SEB]

thank you so much!

[@nadiacross5568]

i play different i play like when u put yo last marble in a pit with marbles in it u take it and go around the board and if u put yo last marble in a empty pit its your opponents turn. i might make a video wth my mom and its gonna say by nadigirlz.kk thats how i play but good way to play mancala.

[@nevaehpinner6365]

you r playing it wrong because when you have one more marble left and you land in one with some in there you grab those and keep going

[@faziranoor]

It's very similar to a Malayan congkak ._.

[@TheKateeMeow]

Fazira Noor I don't know that game, I will have to check it out :)

[@browneyes1560]

When you clear your board

[@stephaniefajardo9376]

I know I play it a different way

[@name______4001]

that's a ancient Egypt game

[@naturalhairgoddess8280]

name ______? And african too

[@jayleensoler8969]

I play SO SO diffrent

[@JoseGarcia-ef1mk]

Lol high school game 😂

[@kaashkyn]

You supposed to put four in each pot

[@austin426512]

Fore play is the oldest game.

[@erkanerdin8109]

You play wrong. When you take stones from a pit you have to leave one stone back in the pit first....

[@suchetasawant716]

Lol I didn't get it I try s the qprst

[@memi70bama]

U messed up the game at end i wanted to see who win

[@tyveonbranch6759]

That is not how you play mancal

[@TheKateeMeow]

tyveon branch how do you play mancala?

[@tonirobinson5546]

its so easy

[@emilybean12]

um she was cheating

[@TheKateeMeow]

Emily Bean Ha! maybe I was :P

[@beastheart2694]

i know how to play you don't I play differently not trying to ne toed I have a video to

[@lilbrightsun6722]

i don't think it does not make sense.

[@titotopete4911]

Wrong wrong wrong. It's not counter clockwise is supposed to be clockwise. Hello

[@tiakachet4166]

That's not how i play

[@MzNikki2013]

That is not the way you play mancala k boo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kenji7731]

Nicole Goodman there are other variations of playing mancala k boo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joesmith1665]

I knew someone was gonna say something... Make a video , and show it then.

[@WhatsDaveUpTo]

jesus christ, this isnt 3000BC. We have modern, GOOD games. Why would anyone play this? This game, while ground breaking 6 thousand years ago in the african savannah, is a joke by today's standards.

[@tonyscott1398]

as ma, up ng

[@janicetsinnijinnie1916]

You don't no haw to play it

[@SierraColeman0622]

Don't talk at all just demonstrate

[@kaashkyn]

Noooooo not how to play

[@NW0777]

Just get to the point, you kinda wasted 3minutes of talking

[@onestinijones5622]

your playing wrong you put three in each

[@jameetrice1549]

But there's 48 seeds so...no.

[@kenji7731]

Onestini Jones there are different variations of playing this XD stfu

[@BalderasRJ]

Three is for beginners

[@annieguy2331]

Not the right way

[@brandonvalerio6855]

that is not how you play

[@aliciatalbert2056]

That's wat I said I didn't know u can do that..... That wasn't how I was taught

[@tiakachet4166]

That's not how I play

[@TheKateeMeow]

Tia Zeigler how do you play it?