Article number: 4280001327818 View all Pandoo > View more: Games > Pandoo - Mankala - Bean Game - Bamboo Play Mankala, Kalah, Oware, or one of the hundreds of other names by which this game is known. It is one of the oldest games and originates from Africa, probably Ancient Egypt. Future generations can also gain experience with this bamboo version from Pandoo. Are you up for the challenge? educational: practice strategy made from sustainable bamboo and stone for ages 6 and up for 2 players playing time: approximately 20 minutes Product specifications Mankala - Bean Game - Bamboo Article description Mankala - Bean Game - Bamboo Article number 4280001327818 Occasion Birthday, Sinterklaas, Christmas, Eid al-Fitr Hobby Games Suitable for ages 8-12 years, 13-17 years, Adults Country of origin China Dimensions: 22.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 3.5 cm Included: 1 gameboard 48 stones Mankala is a collective name for a group of board games that are among the oldest games in the world. There are many different variants of Mankala, but the basic rules are usually the same. I will give you a brief explanation of how to play Mankala. You need a game board with two rows of six pits and two large pits at the ends. These are the Mankalas where you must collect your stones. You also need 48 stones, which you divide evenly among the 12 small pits. Each player has six pits on their side of the board. The goal of the game is to get more stones into your Mankala than your opponent. To start, choose a random starting player. This player picks up all the stones from one of their pits and distributes them one by one into the next pits, clockwise or counter-clockwise. This is called sowing. If your last stone lands in your own Mankala, you get to sow again. If you land in an empty pit on your side, you can take all the stones from your opponent's opposite pit and put them in your Mankala. This is called stealing. The game continues until one of the players has no more stones on their side of the board. Then the other player may put all the remaining stones in their pits into their Mankala. The player with the most stones in their Mankala wins the game. This is a simple version of Mankala, but there are other variants Environmental information about Mankala - Bean Game - Bamboo The game board is made of bamboo: the fastest-growing material on Earth! The packaging is made of paper and can therefore be recycled. Affiliated with BSCI: Business Social Compliance Initiative, which means they are committed to proper conduct throughout the supply chain.