He can chose another hole and decides to take the most loaded one. The three seeds in the opposite enemy holes are captured. In some games, the player is also entitled to capture the same number of stones as were captured from the occupied hole(s) or the contents of any one, two or three other enemy holes in addition. Usually, if the last seed of a lap falls into an empty hole of the player's inner row, he captures the contents of the hole opposite of his opponent's inner row and those of the opponent's outer row in the same file.
Hawalis, Mefuvha, Moruba, Nsolo, Tchouba, Tsoro). He captures 7 seeds.Ĭapturing by opposition is the standard way to capture seeds in four-row games, in which captures are removed from the game (e.g. The last seed was dropped into an empty hole on his side and the opposite hole had 6 seeds. He sows the contents of his rightmost hole. South starts his first move from his first hole. Then he captures the seeds in the opposite hole and in two-row games often also the seed in his hole, which effected the capture.Ĭapturing by opposition exists is traditional and modern games, in single-lap (e.g. In these games seeds are captured, when the last seed of a lap falls into an empty hole on the player's own side of the board and the opposite hole of his opponent is occupied. Either are the seeds opposite of an empty hole are captured, or the seeds opposite an occupied hole. (It can be captured on both sides, but 14 seeds can't be captured because each hole had initially 12 seeds.) (2) Capturing by OppositionĬapturing by Opposition is another frequent way to capture stones. (The first seed was put into the hole, which was just emptied.)Īfter the captured seeds were removed. South starts the move with his most loaded hole.Īfter the move. Examples are Toguz Kumalak and Um ed-Dyar. Mancala games played by people of Arabic or Turkish background (including neighboring people which have been influenced by them) have a related capturing mechanism: the contents of a hole are taken, if the last seed makes an even number, which usually must not be larger than the original number of seeds in that hole when the game began. (It can only be captured on the opponent's side.) (B) Odd and Even South starts his move with his fourth hole.Īfter the captures were removed. Oware, the most widely played mancala game in the world, has captures of twos and threes. In some games, not just the contents of one hole are captured, but also those of any preceding hole as long as it forms an unbroken sequence of likewise holes. In Africa and in the Caribbean, often 2, 3 or 4 seeds seeds are captured or a combination thereof.
Often seeds are only captured, when the last seed makes a particular number. In many games, the last seed of a lap dropped into a hole effects that seeds are captured from that hole, if it makes a defined number. (1) Capturing the Contents of the Last Hole in the last hole reached in a lap (sometimes including seeds in backward holes), in opposite holes or in holes which follow the holes into which the last seed of a lap was sown. The following classification distinguishes different types of capturing according to the place where seeds are captured e.g. The symbolic meaning of capturing often is hunting, fishing, cattle-stealing, harvesting, or eating and drinking in traditional mancala games. In some games played on four- or six- row boards, captured seeds are reinserted into the game. In most games the captures are removed from the board and often they are kept in a special hole called "store". The capture is usually effected by the last seed dropped, but there are also games, in which seeds are captured en passant while moving around the board. Bohnenspiel, Um ed-Dyar, Vai Lung Thlan). There are, however, several games, in which it is permitted to capture on the own side (e.g. In most games, it is possible to capture seeds only on the opponent's side of the board, if the holes are owned by different players.
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