Sow the seeds — the most seeds in the store wins
- 2 players
- 6 pits with 4 seeds in each
- Last seed in the store — another turn
The video
The video is narrated and captioned in Hebrew; the transcript below is in English.
Mancala
Mancala (Kalah) inside the room: you sow seeds into pits and collect them in the store. At the end, whoever has more seeds in the store wins.
How to start
- In a game room: tap "New table", choose Mancala and invite a player from the room. In a regular room, whoever manages the game starts it.
- The invited player taps "I'll play" — they have 60 seconds. The server draws who starts.
How to play
- Each player has 6 pits with 4 seeds in each, and a store of their own.
- On your turn, choose one of your pits that is not empty, and the seeds are sown one by one counterclockwise. You skip the opponent's store.
- A last seed in your store — another turn.
- A last seed in an empty pit of yours, when the pit opposite it has seeds — that seed and the seeds in the pit opposite go to your store.
- Each turn has one minute.
How the game ends
| One side has run out of seeds in its pits | Each side collects what is left on its side; the most seeds in the store wins, a tie is a draw |
|---|---|
| Time runs out on the turn (one minute) | Whoever did not play loses, and the opponent wins |
| "Leave the game" in the middle | Forfeit — the opponent wins |
What you choose at the start
In the room
- Spectators see the board, talk and advise during the game.
- In a game room: when the game ends you can tap "Another round" and play again with the same player.
This is how it looks in the app
Video transcript
Video transcript
- How to play mancala in OrenChat.
- Open a new table, choose Mancala and invite a player.
- Choose one of your pits, and the seeds are sown one by one counterclockwise.
- A last seed in your store? Another turn.
- A last seed in an empty pit of yours, with seeds in the pit opposite? You capture both.
- When one side is empty, the most seeds in the store wins.
- The others watch and advise — and at the end, another round.
- OrenChat — free for Android. Download it now from the website.
The server is the referee: it checks every move, draws the random results and decides — you cannot cheat from the phone.
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