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Yote Capture Grid

Also known as Yoté

Yote Capture Grid: photograph by Esc861
Photo: Esc861, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Players drop 12 pieces one at a time onto a 5x6 grid, move one step, and jump an enemy to capture it plus a bonus second piece of choice taken from anywhere.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Sahel, West and Central.

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