mancala
noun
man·ca·la
mänˈkälə,
ˈmäŋkələ
plural -s
: any of various games that are widely played in Africa and southern Asia and in areas influenced by African or Asian cultures and that involve competition between two players in the distribution of pieces (as beans or pebbles) into rows of holes or pockets (as in a board) under various rules that permit accumulation of pieces by capture
called also wari
see chuba
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“Mancala.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mancala. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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