Wari, Oware or Mancala game

Description:	Depending on where you are in the world, this type of game is called by many different names. As many as 200 different names exist. Variant forms of it are played in the Middle East, Caribbean, South America, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. However, it is most prevalent throughout Africa where it is believed to have originated in Egypt before 1400 BC. Different African peoples call it by different names, including oware, omweso, ayo, bao, gabata, soro and mancala. There are a variety of ways to play and many different types of game boards. The game is usually played on a board with round, hollowed out spaces called cups and forty-eight circular playing pieces, which are often made of seeds, stones or shells. A game of strategy, the object is not to have any pieces left on your side of the board at the end of the game. Some people don’t use a game board at all, but create pits in the ground and use pebbles or shells as game pieces. Hinged in the middle to hold the game pieces, this game board was made to be portable.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/386
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Geography:	Africa
Subjects:	Games Games -- Africa Mancala (Game)

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