Mancala Game

 

Mancala is the oldest known board game played in its original form.  It consists of a carved wooden board with seeds or stones, but is often improvised using hollows scooped into the earth with pebbles or rings in the sand. It is a purely mathematical game and in some versions as complex as Chess. Stone Mancala boards have been found carved into the roofs of temples in Memphis, Thebes and Luxor - the game was definitely being played in Egypt before 1400BC. The game probably evolved in Egypt from boards and counters which were used for accounting and stock taking; evidence for such record keeping boards having been found in even more Ancient Sumeria as well as Ancient Egypt. The two best known Mancala games are Ayo from Nigeria and Wari which is played without much variation across West Africa and much of the Caribbean.

This is a simple mancala set with colorful glass stones
 and a wooden case that conveniently folds for travel.
4.5"x8.5" folded.

Folding Mancala Set $25.00 

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