Mancala

About Mancala

Mancala against the Shepherdess is the oldest counting game there is: sow the seeds, reap the far pit, and count the fuller granary at the end. Play solo, or take a seat at a live, rated table. Free in your browser, no ads, no sign-up.

How to play

Lift all the seeds from one of your six pits and sow them one by one counterclockwise, dropping into your own granary but skipping hers. Land your last seed in your granary and you sow again. Land it in an empty pit of yours while the pit across holds seeds, and you reap both to your granary. The fuller granary wins.

Controls

• Tap or click one of your pitsSow its seeds

Tips

Chain the moves that end in your granary for a string of extra turns. Set up a reap a move ahead by emptying the right pit so your last seed lands there.