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Gabata: Three-Row Sowing

The three-row sowing game of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

About this game

A carved wooden board of eighteen holes: sow seeds round your own loop, relay through full holes and capture a whole column when your last seed drops into an empty hole. Five opponent levels, two players on one phone, Think with a reason in words, six lessons and Watch & Learn. Play in English or choose the Amharic option for the menus and scores. No timers and no ads.

How to play

  1. Tap one of your holes that holds seeds. All its seeds are dropped one by one into the next holes of your loop.
  2. If your last seed lands in a hole that already holds seeds, pick those up and sow on.
  3. If your last seed lands in an empty hole, you capture every opponent seed in that column.
  4. The game ends when a player runs out of seeds. Captured seeds plus the seeds in your own holes are your score.
  5. Think shows the best move and why.

Get the full game

This browser preview is a free taste. The full game — unlimited play, more content, no interruptions — is in the Arcforge app on iPhone, iPad and Android. Every game starts with a free 90-second preview there too.