Mancala

V škatli: Deska z 2×6 jamicami in 2 shrambama (mancalama), po ena na vsakem koncu · 48 semen, kamenčkov, školjk ali žetonov

In the box: Board with 2×6 pits and 2 stores (Mancalas), one on each end · 48 seeds (stones, shells, or tokens)

Postavitev: V vsako od 12 jamic daj 4 semena. Obe shrambi na koncih deske ostaneta prazni. Vsak igralec ima 6 jamic na svoji strani in shrambo na svoji desni.

Setup: Place 4 seeds in each of the 12 pits. Both stores (the large pit at each end of the board) start empty. Each player owns 6 pits on their side plus their own store.

Na potezi izberi eno od svojih 6 jamic, v kateri so semena. Vzemi vsa semena iz nje in jih po eno polagaj v naslednje jamice v nasprotni smeri urinega kazalca — tudi v svojo shrambo, nikoli pa v nasprotnikovo.

On your turn, choose one of your 6 pits (must contain seeds). Pick up all seeds from that pit and drop one seed at a time into each following pit counter-clockwise — including your own store, but not your opponent's store.

Posebni primeri:

Special cases:

• Zadnje seme pade v tvojo shrambo → odigraš še eno potezo.Last seed lands in your store → take another turn.
• Zadnje seme pade v prazno jamico na tvoji strani → ujameš to seme in vsa semena iz nasprotne jamice; vse skupaj gre v tvojo shrambo.Last seed lands in an empty pit on your side → capture that seed and all seeds in the directly opposite pit — all go to your store.

Ko kateremu koli igralcu zmanjka semen na njegovi strani, se igra takoj konča. Drugi igralec pospravi vsa preostala semena s svoje strani v svojo shrambo. Zmaga tisti, ki ima v shrambi več semen.

When any player has no seeds left on their side, the game ends immediately. The opponent takes all remaining seeds on their side and adds them to their store. Most seeds in store wins.

Mancala ni ena igra, ampak velika družina sejalnih iger. Isti leseni izdelek ni primeren za vse različice: število vrst, jamic in shramb je del pravil.

Mancala is a family of sowing games, not one single game. The same wooden board cannot host every variant: rows, pit counts and stores are part of each ruleset.

• Oware / Awalé — Gana in Zahodna Afrika: uporablja 2×6 jamic in 48 semen, zato ga lahko igraš na isti plošči kot Kalah. Shrambi nista del poti. Zajemaš nazaj po nasprotnikovi vrsti, kadar zadnje seme ustvari jamico z 2 ali 3 semeni; nasprotniku mora vedno ostati možna poteza.Oware / Awalé — Ghana and West Africa: uses 2×6 pits and 48 seeds, so it works on a Kalah board. Stores are not part of the circuit. Capture backward along the opponent's row where the final seed makes 2 or 3; you must always leave the opponent a possible move.
• Congkak / Congklak / Sungka — Malezija, Indonezija, Filipini: navadno 2×7 jamic in dve hiši. Sejanje je večkrožno: če zadnje seme pade v polno jamico, pobereš vse in nadaljuješ. Zaradi sedme jamice zahteva drugačno ploščo.Congkak / Congklak / Sungka — Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines: usually 2×7 pits plus two houses. Sowing relays: if the final seed lands in an occupied pit, pick up that pit and continue. The seventh pit requires a different board.
• Bao — Kenija, Tanzanija in Vzhodna Afrika: zahtevna štirivrstna različica na plošči 4×8; Kalahova plošča zanjo ni dovolj.Bao — Kenya, Tanzania and East Africa: a complex four-row game on a 4×8 board; a Kalah board is not sufficient.
• Toguz kumalak / Toguz korgool — Kazahstan in Kirgizistan: tekmovalna srednjeazijska različica na plošči 2×9 s 162 kamenčki.Toguz kumalak / Toguz korgool — Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan: a competitive Central Asian variant on a 2×9 board with 162 stones.

Viri: Oware Society · Mancala World — Congkak · pregled družine

Sources: Oware Society · Mancala World — Congkak · family overview