How To Play Mancala For Beginners [SUPER SIMPLE Lesson!]

[@PuzzlingGames]

Mancala is a great game - and the boards are not that expensive. Get your own HERE - amzn.to/3ONCRQs

[@ananthanarayananr9176]

There is a very similar game played in various parts of India and is called by different names with slight variations. Its called 'Pallankuzhi( pronounced as puhl-uhn-koo-yi) in the tamil language, which loosely translates to 'Pits and holes' describing the board. Very interesting to see similar games played across different cultures !

[@saatv7231]

Do Indians also use red beads from a tree? I'm from Sri Lanka and even the game named after that tree.

[@TheMDelima]

Tamarind seeds

[@ananthanarayananr9176]

@@saatv7231 yes...we either use red beads or tamarind seeds whichever is available in a region

[@SebastianJeromeCopelandWithers]

You explained it so much better than anyone else

[@gregofthelake]

I've always wondered about this game. Seemed easy to learn and your instructions are wonderful. Thank you.

[@PuzzlingGames]

You're very welcome!

[@idunnoalaska]

What’s with the scary horror movie transition sound?

[@twkotb]

This was my question too

[@hilawitadera2317]

Amazing explanation😊

[@lio90991]

I am now a fan of your simple and useful explanation

[@PuzzlingGames]

Glad to hear that

[@Vee8321]

When one side clears towards the end, does the side that still has beads collect them and put them in their mancala?

[@terriecarr6122]

Where can I find the digital version that you are using for your tutorial?

[@SimonMikhail-f3z]

Thank you for the very clear nad helpful tutorial! I would now like to see your strategies for Mancala please. do you have a link?

[@Sentinel-USA]

2 or 3 times u landed on an empty spot, and u didn't take the opponent's rocks. Why?

[@Kithmir]

You only take the opponent's stones when the last stone you land goes to an empty cup on your own side. Not to non-last stones and not on the opposite side

[@DennisRegling]

We've always played with 3 stones in each section to start

[@Dennis.B7]

It's not the same way for me . when I arrive on a cup with 2 seeds , i have the right to take them including my last seed droped in this cup .

[@helengaver6170]

Question.. Do the moves have to be contiguos or can you hop to any other gaps (mini mancalas)?

[@deborahzuczek9490]

"my opponent gets a free move because he moved them in" around the 6:31 mark. I don't understand what happened there...please explain?

[@prof.wailboutahra]

He moved just one and it landed in the mancala. I think he made a mistake saying "them"

[@ola_123s]

The Arabs invented this game