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Encyclopedia ID 1049

Igisoro

Also known as Ikibuguzo

Igisoro: photograph by Moongateclimber
Photo: Moongateclimber, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Mancala on 4x8 board with 64 seeds meant as cows; masters play blindfolded.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Rwanda, Burundi.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Deep Past and First Games (before about 3000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Great Lakes and Indian Ocean.

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