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Oware (Mankala) Game The Oware game is played in many parts of the Motherland. In East Africa it is called Mankala, in South Africa it is called Ohoro and in the west, it is called Oware or Ayo. Items needed to play: 48 small smooth stones an egg carton or any holder with 12 cups two players (Play A and Player B) To Play: 1. Place four beans in the bottom of each of the 12 cups. 2.. Play: Player A picks up all the stones from any cup and starting with the next cup to…

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Oware is considered the oldest Mancala board game in the world. Dating back centuries to ancient Africa, specifically the Ashanti tribe in Ghana, Mancala is one of the most commonly known board games in Africa, among others. The worldwide spread is noted to be because of the slave trade that saw many Africans sold to...

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Oware → French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish. Oware is the national mancala game of Ghana, and the particular name "Ɔware" is that given by the Akan speaking people there. This game or closely related variants are played in most of West Africa (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Central Africa (Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo), the Caribbean (Antigua, Barbuda, Barbados…

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Oware is the oldest board game that is still widely played in the world today. It's several thousand years old, and Africa has always been considered its traditional home. Today, you can even play Oware on your smartphone. However, nothing beats playing in the streets of Africa with a noisy crowd participating in the game. Do you want to try it? Come to Africa! #oware #awale #boardgames #africangames #africanculture #mancala

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ICONZ MODELS AGENCY on Instagram: "OWARE: The game requires an Oware board and 48 seeds. A typical Oware board had two straight rows of six pits called houses and optionally one large score house are each ends. Each player controls the six houses on their side of the board, and the score house on their end. The game begins with four seeds in each of the twelve smaller houses... Model Agency: @iconzmodels Created by: @brasugargh @se_ddem Directed by: @brasugargh Shot by: @makariosgalleries…

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