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Achi

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

Three-in-a-row game on a 3x3 board where pieces move after placement.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Ghana.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Age of Contact and Craft (about 1500 to 1800), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Sahel, West and Central.

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