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Mancala
OpenGames using
9
Median complexity
2.07
0–5
Median rating
5.98
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.606
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
In a typical Mancala mechanism, players pick up the tokens in one space, and then place them one-by-one in spaces in a specific direction around a circle, with the last space placed in having special significance.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala#95 | 2014 | 7.61 | 2.8 | 80m |
| Trajan#148 | 2011 | 7.46 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Istanbul#191 | 2014 | 7.37 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done#657 | 2018 | 6.87 | 2.5 | 60m |
| Finca#893 | 2009 | 6.71 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Gold West#1161 | 2015 | 6.57 | 2.5 | 60m |
| Theseus: The Dark Orbit#2468 | 2013 | 6.14 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Tao Long: The Way of the Dragon#3283 | 2017 | 5.98 | 2.7 | 30m |
| Longhorn#3472 | 2013 | 5.95 | 1.8 | 15m |
| Kalah#4282 | 1940 | 5.85 | 1.6 | 10m |
| Emerald#4783 | 2002 | 5.80 | 1.7 | 45m |
| Robber Knights#5957 | 2005 | 5.72 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Deja Vu: Fragments of Memory#6127 | 2018 | 5.71 | 2.7 | 90m |
| Volcano#6284 | 2000 | 5.70 | 2.3 | 30m |
| Oware#6509 | 550 | 5.69 | 2.0 | 20m |
| Planes#9312 | 2014 | 5.60 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Jeju Island#9393 | 2015 | 5.60 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Nomads#9519 | 2017 | 5.60 | 1.8 | 45m |
| DruidenWalzer#9772 | 1999 | 5.59 | 2.4 | 45m |
| Bethel Woods#9811 | 2016 | 5.59 | 2.4 | 40m |
| Bao#9951 | 0 | 5.59 | 3.4 | 40m |
| Dust in the Wings#10959 | 2019 | 5.57 | 1.3 | 30m |
| Space Walk#11142 | 1999 | 5.57 | 1.5 | 45m |
| SOW#12126 | 2017 | 5.56 | 1.9 | 25m |
| Wayfinder#14526 | 2006 | 5.54 | 2.8 | 45m |
| Oh-Wah-Ree#15389 | 1962 | 5.54 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Laga Jakarta#15669 | 2016 | 5.53 | 1.5 | 60m |
| Pyramidis#16529 | 1988 | 5.53 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Fruit Picking#20056 | 2014 | 5.52 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Da Vinci's Mancala#20420 | 2005 | 5.52 | 1.0 | 20m |
| Cups#25489 | 1969 | 5.50 | 2.0 | 20m |
| Button Up!#25633 | 2012 | 5.50 | 1.1 | 15m |
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