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Oware

Also known as Oware (Akan: 'he marries') · Awale · Warri · Adi (Ewe) · Awele (Ga)

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Sowing and capture on a 2x6 board; the national mancala game of Ghana with strong social/onlooker culture.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Ghana.

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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