Talking about Mancala games is the same than talking about domino games or card games. That is, with a board of two rows of six holes, for example, we will play several different games.
2x4, 2x5+2, 2x6, 2x6+2, 2x7+2 Boards
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(1) 2x4 Board. This one that appears in the image is from Eritrea. (2) i (3) 2x5+2 Boards. These that appear in the images are from Indonesia. (4) i (5) 2x6 Boards. These that appear in the images are from Ivory Coast.
(6) i (7) 2x6+2 Boards. These that appear in the images are from Ghana with 2 rows of 6 holes and 1 store at each end.
(8) i (9) 2x7+2 Boards. These that appear in the images are from India and each board has rectangular end holes.