Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. The game board has 12 playing pits, each containing 3 seeds. Each seed in the pit is then placed, one at a time, into successive pits, moving counter-clockwise around the board.
Seeds placed in a scoring pit are points for that player.
If the last seed in a play is placed in the player's own scoring pit, that player gets another turn. If the last seed is placed in an empty pit on one's own side of the board, then that player captures the seeds in the opponent's corresponding pit. The game ends when all of the pits on one side of the board are empty. The names of high scoring players are recorded on the Mancala Scoreboard. There are two difficulty levels available, Idiot and Novice, as well as a hint button that suggests moves for the player.