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Oware or Manqala?

Origin of the nomenclature of the most widespread game in the World

Manqala Games in the World

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Manqala Games in Europe

The presence of Manqala games in Europe for centuries

Classification of Manqala

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oware in a comic strip
4 May 2012 | No Comment

lapartidaauale 7 oware in a comic strip Xevi Dominguez with the illustrations and Montse Batalla with the adapted script from awale.info have created this excellent comic strip for the second book of the collection “Parlem Tu i Jo” (You and Me talking about). The central theme of this book is the freetime. It is organized in five sections with proposals to converse and exchange opinions, knowledges and experiences.

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Symbols of Akan people in mancala boards
9 March 2012 | No Comment
Symbols of Akan people in mancala boards

Adinkra is a stamped traditional cloth made by the Asante people of Ghana, in Western Africa. The symbols which decorate the cloth are called adinkra symbols. These have now grown in popularity so much that are used …

Mancala gameboards: number of rows and types of holes
8 December 2011 | No Comment
Mancala gameboards: number of rows and types of holes

This article explains that mancala games are usually played on boards consisting of rows of holes through where the players must to distribute seeds, shells or other playing pieces. Are known mancala games played on …

Rock, paper, scissors and mancala games: ways of starting, arrangement of pieces and number of players in mancala games.
14 September 2011 | No Comment
Rock, paper, scissors and mancala games: ways of starting, arrangement of pieces and number of players in mancala games.

This article explains that mancala games are not always played between two players. It also describes some characteristic ways about how to chose who plays first. There are many and varied ways of arranging the …

Redu: a mysterious mancala game from Nigeria
13 June 2011 | 2 Comments
Redu: a mysterious mancala game from Nigeria

This article is the result of part of the research works about “ayo olopon” games performed on July 2009 in south-western Nigeria. Certainly  Redu game is a mysterious mancala game, of the ayo olopon family, …

Mancala games in the east Mediterranean area
19 April 2011 | One Comment
Mancala games in the east Mediterranean area

Most authors that write about mancala games have not regarded them as a game played in the Mediterranean region. Whether due to the lack of sufficient archaeology data-base. This article wish to show some light …