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Local mancala variants

Also known as Other mancala (Bubi · Annobon unknown)

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

Traditional African mancala-family sowing game; exact local rules vary by village.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Equatorial Guinea.

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: Sahel, West and Central.

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