Game modes

2×10 · 40 counters

2×10 board. Two-counter protection — opponent pits of exactly 2 are skipped during sowing. Exact-2 opposite capture; capturer plays again.

4×8 · 60 counters

Rightmost inner pit starts empty. After a capture, remove an equal number more from anywhere on the opponent's side.

4×7 · 66 counters

4×7 board with a special opening arrangement. Player 1 sows clockwise; Player 2 chooses their direction on first move (locked). Capture takes opposite inner + paired outer + 1 free pit.

2×6 · 48 counters

Classic 2×6 mancala. Capture when sowing leaves 2 or 3 in an opponent's pit. 25 wins.

2×6 · 48 counters

2×6 board with relay sowing. Capture when the final seed lands in an empty pit on your own row and the opposite pit is occupied.