Mancala Game - Wooden - Schylling

Set up: Players sit opposite each other with the long sides of the game board facing them. The 6 small cups on your side of the game board belong to you; your large scoring cup (Mancala) is to your right. Each player takes a total of 24 stones. Each player then places 4 stones in each of his/her 6 small cups. How to play: Choose a player to go first. On your turn, pick up all of the stones on your cups. In a counter-clockwise direction, place one piece into each cup, including your Mancala, but not your opponent’s Mancala. After you do this and capture any stones, your turn is over. The game continues with players alternating turns. Capturing your opponent’s stones: If you place the last stone of your turn into an empty cup on your side of the board, you capture all of the pieces in the cup directly across from it on your opponent’s side of the board. Take the captured stones and the capturing stone, and place them in your Mancala. How to win: As soon as all the small cups on one side of the game board have been emptied, the game is over. The player with the most pieces in his/her Mancala wins. Ages 6+ 2 players