Want to know how to play Mancala? Mancala is one of the oldest board games in the world, originating in Africa. The game has been played for thousands of years, and it’s still popular today. Mancala was originally played by a tribe called the Masai in Kenya and Tanzania. These days, you can find mancala in card decks and on digital devices. It’s easy to learn how to play mancala by watching someone who knows how or reading a book with instructions.
Get a set of tiles
To play mancala, you’ll need a set of tiles. You can get these at most any game store and they will come in packs. With several different colors and shapes. The best way to purchase them is online or at an online gaming store (such as Amazon).
You’ll also need some way to keep track of your score after each round—a piece of paper works great!
Sort the tiles into two stacks in a way that makes sense to you.
Now that you’ve decided on the rules, it’s time to sort the tiles into two stacks. When playing Mancala, there are two main ways of doing this:
The first way is called “The Bag” or “The Table.” This involves placing all but one tile on top of each other in an area where they can be easily seen and picked up by players as they draw them from their bags. When playing this way, you should try not to put any pieces together until after everyone has had a chance at them (this is called “sorting”). If someone places more than one piece next to each other then those pieces will not be available for anyone else when they are drawn out of their bag(s).
Another method is known as “Shuffling”. This involves shuffling all but one tile at random before placing it back into its bag(s). Shuffling ensures that no one knows where any given piece might be located when drawn out of their respective bags; thus ensuring fairness among players while also giving everyone an opportunity at winning!
Throw out any row 3 tiles when they reach the lower-right corner.
When a row 3 tile reaches the lower-right corner, it is not worth anything. You should throw it out and move on to another tile.
It’s not worth playing either! If you have three or more rows of 3 tiles in your meeples’ possession and they are all still standing upright in their original positions, then there’s no way that you could have any effect on your opponent’s score by playing them (unless they’re stacked up so high that they can’t be moved).
This means that if someone has four rows of 3 tiles and hasn’t yet played them all away by throwing dice at them or taking turns moving their pieces around with other players’ help—they might want some space between themselves and those extra four rows so as not come across as too aggressive about getting rid of them quickly. And that’s before it becomes an issue later on down the road when dealing with multiple opponents who may try take advantage of this situation by claiming victory early on after winning several rounds early game. But losing later due outnumbering opponents during late game stages where winner takes everything scenario plays out thus causing player(s) lost money even though winning conditions met without fail. However, such cases are rare compared only occur rarely since most games go smoothly without ever having issues like these arise during playtime.
There are three valid ways to play mancala.
The first is called A, the second B and the third C.
A is the most popular and therefore easiest to play with a group of people. It’s also known as “Open” or “Single-Player.” In this version of mancala you take turns moving your black stones until one player has no moves left to make—or until all your black stones have been moved out of bounds (into another player’s color). The winner is whoever gets all their own stones onto their side first; otherwise there will be two winners!
B is more strategic than A because it requires more planning ahead but does not give players as much control over exactly where their pieces will end up when finished moving them around on the board; instead they simply get points for having at least one piece in each color square at any given moment during playtime This can lead sometimes frustrating moments when trying too hard leads nowhere fast enough so try not giving up too soon!
Each way of playing mancala is called a system.
Mancala is played with a set of four rows, three columns and two sets (one of each number). The first choice is how many rows and how many columns you want to play. There are three systems:
System A has four rows, three columns, and two sets (one of each number). In this system players score points by collecting sets on their side or by matching up their numbers in a row or column with another player’s.
The first choice is how many rows and how many columns you want to play.
For example, in a 4-by-3 grid, you would choose the following options:
2 sets – This means that each player will get two pieces per turn.
3 sets – This means that each player will get three pieces per turn.
4 sets – This means that each player will get four pieces per turn.
The second choice is whether you win by scoring points or by collecting sets of the same number.
You can win by scoring points, which means that when your player lands on a disc and moves it into one of your opponent’s pockets, he scores one point for his team. If a player lands on an empty pocket and moves in a direction that allows him to capture another disc from another player’s pocket, he also scores one point for his team. If both players have moved in directions that allow them to capture discs from each other’s pockets at the same time (which would be impossible), then both players’ teams get two points instead of just one!
System A has four rows, three columns, and two sets (one of each number).
The most common way to play mancala is called System A. It has four rows, three columns, and two sets (one of each number).
The first thing to know about System A is that it’s the easiest way for beginners to learn how to play Mancala because there are only five pieces instead of seven (two sets). And if you’re new at all to playing Mancala, then this type of system will be perfect for your needs!
Conclusion
In this article, we’ve given you a rough idea of what to expect from mancala and how to play it. We hope the information in this article has helped you decide if mancala is the game for you. If so, great! Now go out there and start playing with friends!