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Deluxe Wood Folding Mancala Game with 48 Extra Multi-colored Gems (96 Gems Total) - "Matty's Toy Stop" Exclusive, is AWESOME! The game of Mancala is among those ancient games that last and last because the rules to play are simple, but the subtleties of winning take a long time to master. Many historians believe that Mancala is the oldest game in the world. The word Mancala means "to transfer" in Arabic. That is exactly what you do; you transfer, or move, playing pieces from one pit to another. There are hundreds of different variations to the basic game Mancala. HOW TO PLAY The board is placed between the two players. The first player then chooses one of his pits and scoops up all the beads. The beads are then placed one at a time into successive pits, moving counter-clockwise around the board. Beads placed in a kalaha are points for that player. Players do not drop beads into their opponents' kalaha; they skip it and continue dropping beads until they run out of beads. Players take turns until a player has no more beads. At the end of the game, players count the beads in their kalaha and the player with the most beads wins.