Mancala

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AKA

An old African game family that is basically a thing unto itself. Probably not known much in Europe during period, but likely that old in Africa.

Online play of Mancala (Computer Play) -- (Does this still work?) (more)
A page of Mancala links (Overview, Computer Play) -- Via the Wayback Machine (more)
Articles about Mancala () -- Has sublinks to a number of papers about Mancala (more)
Count and Capture Games at the Museum of Games (Reconstruction, Archaeology, Equipment) -- This page has a good overview of the family; at the bottom are links to boards and rules from many different countries. (more)
A pretty JavaScript game of Mancala (Computer Play) -- Lets you play against the computer, in the browser. (more)
Mancala on Traditional Games (History) -- An overview, describing the variety of the games. (more)