Oware

The classic seed-sowing mancala game (also called Ayo or Warri).

Mode

Level

Starts

Computer0

You0

How to play

Each player owns the six pits nearest them. Every pit starts with 4 seeds. The player to move picks one of their pits.
Pick up all its seeds and sow them one at a time, counter-clockwise, into the following pits. On 12+ seeds the pit you started from is skipped.
If your last seed lands in an opponent's pit that now holds 2 or 3 seeds, you capture them. You also capture the pit before it, and the one before that, as long as each holds 2 or 3.
You can't capture all of your opponent's seeds in one move (that "grand slam" captures nothing). If your opponent has no seeds you must play a move that gives them some.
First to capture 25 seeds wins. If nobody can move, each player keeps the seeds on their own side.