Mancala Academy

Mancala Academy

A prelude To The New Mancala Game Available Soon - The Chief's Table.

Find new friends to play mancala with and learn cool tips and techniques . . .

Mancala is a fast-paced turn based strategy game widely believed to have originated form Africa. It involves two players moving – or ‘sowing’ – seeds in cups around a board. The aim of the game in most cases is to capture more seeds than your opponent.

The rules can be misleadingly easy to learn, but quickly becomes complex. Initially it may feel as if you are selecting cups at random, until you realize that the key to becoming truly skillful lies in the ability to quickly assess your choice of moves, your vulnerabilities and their subsequent outcomes. The quick-thinking and mathematical knowledge needed to keep ahead of your competitors has also seen mancala used as an effective teaching aid around the world. It has been known to help strengthen areas of logical reasoning, strategy and memory.