I actually learned about mancala from a game called Quest for Glory

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SimpleStacker

It's a very popular game in Africa. It combines  critical thinking, rapid math calculations, and predicting the opponent's  possible next move. Very interesting!

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hasherstacker

I used to play mancala with my mom. I didn't realize it was such 

Versions of the game date back past the 3rd century and evidence suggests such games existed in Ancient Egypt. It is among the oldest known family of games to still be widely played today.

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Zawadi and Hamisi in Huruma Village

I used to play mancala with my mom. I didn't realize it was such [an old game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala):

> Versions of the game date back past the 3rd century and evidence suggests such games existed in Ancient Egypt. It is among the oldest known family of games to still be widely played today.