Awale i jocs Mancala - Oware and Mancala games

CONGKLAK

Congklak rules by Jordi Climent [CAT] [ESP]

Congklak is one of the Southeast Asian mancala games. This game is played in Indonesia and in many countries in southern Asia under different names. Congklak is similar to other southeastern Asian mancala games as Sungka or Dakon.
To play Congklak is necessary a board with one store at each end. Congklak is played on 2×5+2, 2×6+2, 2×7+2, 2×8+2 and 2×9+2 wooden boards but village children often play without a board, creating their own playing area by scooping out holes in the ground. This game is also known by Malay and Peranakan people and played in Malaysia and Singapore as Congkak.
It is played with the number of seeds in each hole at the start of play being the same as the number of holes in a row on the board. That is, 5 seeds in each hole in a 2×5 board, 6 seeds in each hole in a 2×6 board, 7 seeds in each hole in a 2×7 board and so on. Both players leave the own store hole empty. Each player owns the store at his left-hand side of the board.
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