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Kalah, the classic mancala

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No dice, no luck, just thinking.

Play without signing up, learn in 60 seconds. Six pits a side, sow and capture.

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Mancala in the browser, two rule sets on one board: Kalah, the version sold as "Mancala" in the United States, and Turkish Mangala with its own capture rules. Play against the computer at four levels, from easy to expert; no dice, no luck, only thinking.

Hover a pit to see where the last stone lands and what you gain before you commit. A free coach compares every move with the best one, offers a hint and an undo, and reports your accuracy at the end. No ads next to the board, no coins, no account.

Rules in short: pick one of your six pits and sow its stones counter-clockwise one per pit, dropping one in your own store and skipping the opponent's. End in your store to move again; capture by the rules of the variant. The fuller store wins.

Mancala is one of the Snug Table games: free classic board, card and tile games with fair dice and deals you can check, a free coach, no ads and no gambling.

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How to Play

Board

Each player has 6 pits and a store on their right. Every pit starts with 4 stones (48 total). Goal: have more stones in your store when the game ends.

Move

Pick one of your pits. Stones are sown counter-clockwise one per pit, starting with the next pit. You drop a stone in your own store but skip your opponent's.

Turkish Mangala

From a pit with several stones, one stays behind and the rest are sown; a single stone moves to the next pit. Last stone in your store: go again. Last stone in an opponent pit making it even: capture that pit. Last stone in your own empty pit with stones opposite: capture both. When a player's pits are empty, that player also takes the stones left on the opponent's side.

Kalah

All stones are sown. Last stone in your store: go again. Last stone in your own empty pit with stones opposite: capture both. When one side is empty, each player keeps the stones on their own side.

Coach

Hover over a pit to see where the last stone lands and what you gain. Coach mode compares every move with the best one and gives an accuracy report at the end.

No luck involved