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> an African game with about 10 pits on each side of the board that hold stones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala if
by bentcorner 3y ago
> an African game with about 10 pits on each side of the board that hold stones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala if you want more info
- neontomo 3y agoAlso, another version I'm more familiar with from childhood is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalah
- Magi604 3y agoHere is the game I played with my grandma when I was younger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asian_mancala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asian_mancala
- sundarurfriend 3y agoReminded me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallanguzhi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallanguzhi And it is indeed mentioned under the Names and Variants section. Seems likely that there's a historical connection somewhere.
- kiviuq 3y ago"The game was played by enslaved Africans to foster community and develop social skills." ..cringe...
- bee_rider 3y agoI don’t get it, what makes you want to cringe?
- earthboundkid 3y agoThey’re humans and humans play games for fun.
- SamBam 3y ago"Bowling is a game played by American males to develop social skills." Doesn't that sentence sound bizarre to you? Is that why people bowl? And isn't the implication that American males need help learning social skills? They played the game for the same reasons that all humans have played games for millennia.