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Mangala
Also known as Mangola · Turkish mancala

Ottoman-era sowing game with 2x6 or 2x7 pits and capture on even counts.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Turkey.
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 Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.
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