Kalaha (also known as Kalah) is the most popular form of Mancala, a board game with roots in 6th century Ethiopia. Players take turns to sow seeds in the pits on the board. The goal is to collect as many seeds as possible.
There are many different variations on the rules for this game. A number of rules can be changed in the settings menu (see below).
Press menu button for in-game options.
This game is a FREE FULL VERSION and contains ads.
FEATURES
* Play against another player or against your phone
* Five difficulty levels of the AI
* Possibility to undo a move
* Authentic sound effects
* Jolly background music
* Possibility to force screen on while playing
* Choose who should start: Human, AI, random or loser
* Various rules can be changed:
+ Number of seeds to start with (1-7)
+ How seeds should be captured:
- Standard (When a player ends his move in an empty house and there are seeds in the opposite house, all those seeds are captured)
- Empty capture (Only the player's own seed is captured)
- No capture (Seeds are never captured)
- Always capture (Like standard capture, but the player's own seed is captured also when there are no seeds in the opposite house)
+ Game objective:
- Standard (Player with most seeds wins)
- Longevity (Player who keeps seeds the longest wins)
- Starvation (Opposite to longevity)
- Final move (Player who makes the last move wins)
+ Choose if remaining seeds on the board should be counted when game is ended
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If the rules you are accustomed to are not available here, please feel free to leave a comment to help improve the game.
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Requires Android version 1.6 or higher.
Does not yet work on tablets.
Tested on:
Samsung Google Nexus S
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini
HTC Desire
HTC Wildfire S
Keywords: kalaha, mancala, kalah, kalahari, bantumi, warri, awari, oware, board game, sowing game
