LET'S PLAY
What is Mancala?
MANCALA
マンカラとは交互に豆をまいて相手の豆を取っていくという古くからある豆まきゲームの一つです。日本では知育教材としても知られています。マラウイでは、よく似た「バオ」
というゲームがよく遊ばれています。
数千年前に古代シュメール人が貿易の記録から生まれたと
いわれ、世界最古のゲームの一つとして知られています。
アフリカではタンザニア、ザンビア、ケニアでも遊ばれて
います。
シンプルなゲームですが、先を読んだり、相手との駆け引きをするなど、戦略を練る必要もある、子供から大人まで
楽しめるゲームです。
How to play
The player who removes all the stones from their territory before their opponent wins!
Preparation
● Place four stones in each pocket.
(The color of the stone doesn't matter.)
● 1 to 6 are Person A's territory. 8 to 13 are Person B's territory.
● Decide who will go first and who will go second by playing rock-paper-scissors or similar.
* You can increase or decrease the number of stones you put in each pocket at first , or the number of pockets you use.
You can increase or decrease the difficulty of the game
Step 1
The first player (Mr. A) will play in his/her own territory 1 to 6.
Choose one of your pockets,
Take all the stones in that pocket.
Step 2
The stones taken are placed one by one in a counterclockwise direction, starting with the pocket to the right.
Step 3
If the last stone stops on 7 or 14 (the goal)
It's your turn again and you can continue.
* Figure 2 shows the movement when pocket 3 is removed.
※ Next, if you select pocket 6, you will move to pockets 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. (You will also move to your opponent's territory.)
Step 4
If the last stone falls into any other pocket,
It is now the second player's (Person B's) turn.
※ Figure 3 shows the movement when pocket 6 is removed.
Step 5
Player A and Player B take turns doing this, and the player who removes all of their stones from their territory before their opponent does is the winner.
