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💛 Oware
Oware
by (Public Domain), Dujardin, (Unknown), Grubbe Media GmbH, Bibelot Games, Krealudik (550)
Player Count
2

Player Ages
10+

Playing Time
20 minutes
Categories
  • Abstract Strategy
  • Designers
  • (Uncredited)
  • Mechanisms
  • Mancala
  • Artists
  • Mariela Arratia
  • Lívia Varga
  • Family
  • Combinatorial
  • Continent: Africa
  • Player Count: Two Player Only Games
  • Digital Implementations: Yucata
  • Digital Implementations: igGameCenter
  • Digital Implementations: Abstract Play
  • Rating: 6.37/10 from 255 users

    Description

    Oware is one of the most played games in the Mancala Family of pit and pebbles games. It is the National game of Ghana and the word "oware" means "He She Marries". The mythology behind the name is believed by many to be the result of a wedding between a man and a woman and the dowry (represented by fields (pits) and seeds. Basically, you're playing for fruitful paddocks.

    The game as played in Ghana is a social event and is commonly played on the street. Heckling, banging the fist and mocking are all allowed. The game is also used in education among the Asanti children for the development of maths skills.

    Most of the oware available in Ghana is hand carved and comes with traditional symbols of the Asanti people carved into the wood. The traditional playing seeds are Bonduc seeds, a bright green seed with a hard shell. Stones and sometimes recycled glass are used.

    The basic object of the game is to capture more seeds than your opponent. This is done by landing the last seed you are "sowing" in a pit on the opponent's side which already contains one or two seeds. Other rules allow multiple captures and the avoidance of "stalemates".

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