Bao (mancala game)

Bao (mancala game)

Infobox Mancala
title= Bao
ranks= Four
sowing= Multilap
region= East Africa

Bao is one of the most complex mancala games played of Tanzania. It uses an 8×4 board and 64 seeds, with two seeds for every playable hole.

The object of the game is to empty your opponent's front row, or deprive him of any legal moves, while still protecting your own front row.

There are different variations on setup (example bawo (Malawi), and omweso (Uganda), however the rules governing gameplay are the same for each.

External links

* [http://gamecabinet.com/rules/Bao.html Bao championship rules collected from Zanzibar.]
* [http://webfacil.tinet.org/jtc/aWQ9NTM0JnRocmVhZD01MzQ= Oware/Awale and other Mancala games - an informative page]
* [http://www.baogame.com/ Online Bao game to 'Zanzibar' and 'simple' variants with tutorial]
* [http://bawo.sourceforge.net/ Another online Bao game with links and information]
* [http://www.fdg.unimaas.nl/educ/donkers/games/Bao/ Jeroen Donkers Bao page wih a free program for the Zanzibar version of Bao]
* [http://www.swahili.it/bao KIBA.] A site where it is possible to meet other players and to play free matches or tournaments by correspondence.
* [http://www.chamijada.org CHAMIJADA.] The official site of Dar es Salaam Regional Traditional Games Association (Chama cha michezo ya Jadi Mkoa Dar es Salaam) with Bao rules and other information.
* [http://vhata.rucus.net/stuff/bao Swahili Bao rules]
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