Layli Goobalay

right|thumb|Bao ya Layli Goobalay.
**Layli Goobalay** ni mchezo wa mankala kutoka Somalia. Mchezo mwingine wa mankala unaopendwa sana na Waswahili ni Bao. 

## Kanuni  
Wachezaji wanaanza na mbegu nne kwa shimo

                           Mchezaji A
           |     :: |     :: |     :: |     :: |     :: |     :: |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
           |     :: |     :: |     :: |     :: |     :: |     :: |          |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji mmoja anachagua shimo upande wake ambalo lina mbegu. Anatoa mbegu, halafu anaziweka kwa shimo kwa upande wa kulia, lakini mbegu haziwekwa kwa nyumba. Mchezaji A ataanza

                           Mchezaji A
           |    .:: |    .:: |        |     :: |     :: |     :: |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
           |    .:: |    .:: |     :: |     :: |     :: |     :: |          |
                           Mchezaji B

Mbegu ya mwisho iko kwa upande wa mchezaji mwingine, kwa hivyo mchezaji B ancheza sasa.

                           Mchezaji A
           |    .:: |    .:: |        |     :: |     :: |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
           |        |    ::: |    .:: |    .:: |    .:: |  ::.:: |          |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji B amekamata mbegu za mchezaji A, kwa sababu mbegu ya mwisho iko kwa upande wake, na shimo la mwisho
si *Uur* na shimo upande ingine ya mchezaji A ina mbegu tofauti 3.

                           Mchezaji A
           |    .:: |    .:: |        |     :: |     :: |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
           |        |    ::: |    .:: |    .:: |    .:: |     :: | ::.      |
                           Mchezaji B

Halafu, Mchezaji B anaendelea

                           Mchezaji A
           |    .:: |    .:: |      . |    .:: |    .:: |      . |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::.      |        |    ::: |    .:: |    .:: |    .:: |        |          |
                           Mchezaji B

Mbegu ya mwisho iko kwa upande wa mchezaji mwingine, kwa hivyo mchezaji A anacheza sasa.

                           Mchezaji A
           |    .:: |    ::: |        |    .:: |    .:: |      . |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::.      |        |    ::: |    .:: |    .:: |    .:: |        |          |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji A amekamata mbegu

                           Mchezaji A
           |    .:: |    ::: |        |    .:: |    .:: |      . |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::.      |        |        |    .:: |    .:: |    .:: |        | :::      |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji A anaendelea

                           Mchezaji A
           |    ::: |        |        |    .:: |    .:: |      . |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::.      |     .  |   .    |    ::: |    ::: |    ::: |        | :::      |
                           Mchezaji B

Mbegu ya mwisho iko kwa upande wa mchezaji mwingine, kwa hivyo mchezaji B anacheza sasa.

                           Mchezaji A
           |    ::: |     .  |     .  |    ::: |    ::: |      : |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::.      |     .  |   .    |    ::: |    ::: |        |      . | :::      |
                           Mchezaji B

Mbegu ya mwisho iko kwa upande wa mchezaji mwingine, kwa hivyo mchezaji A anacheza sasa.

                           Mchezaji A
           |    ::: |     .  |     .  |   .::: |   .::: |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::.      |     .  |   .    |    ::: |    ::: |        |      . | :::      |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji A amekamata mbegu

                           Mchezaji A
           |    ::: |     .  |     .  |    ::: |   .::: |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::.      |     .  |   .    |    ::: |        |        |      . | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji A anaendelea

                           Mchezaji A
           |   .::: |     :  |     :  |        |   .::: |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::.      |     :  |   :    |   .::: |        |        |      . | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mbegu ya mwisho iko kwa shimo ya upande wa mchezaji mwingine. Kwa hivyo, mchaezaji
A amemaliza, na mchezaji B anacheza

                           Mchezaji A
           |   .::: |     :  |     :  |        |   .::: |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::.      |        |   .:   |   :::: |        |        |      . | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji B anakamata mbegu

                           Mchezaji A
           |   .::: |     :  |        |        |   .::: |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::      |       |   .:   |   .::: |        |        |      . | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji B anaendelea

                           Mchezaji A
           |   .::: |     :  |      . |    .   |   :::: |     .  |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::     |        |   .:   |        | .      |    .   |      : | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mbegu ya mwisho iko kwa shimo ya upande wa mchezaji mwingine. Kwa hivyo, mchaezaji
B amemaliza, ma Mchezaji A anacheza

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |    .:  |      : |    :   |        |     .  |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::     |    .   |   ::   |      . |  :     |    .   |      : | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mbegu ya mwisho iko kwa shimo ya upande wa mchezaji mwingine. Kwa hivyo, Mchaezaji
A amemaliza, ma Mchezaji B anacheza

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |    .:  |      : |    :   |        |     .  |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::     |    .   |        |      : |  :.    |    :   |     .: | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji B amekamata mbegu

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |    .:  |      : |    :   |        |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |    .   |        |      : |  :.    |    :   |      : | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji B anaendelea

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |    .:  |      : |    :   |    .   |     .  |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |    .   |        |      : |  :.    |    :   |        | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mbegu ya mwisho iko kwa shimo ya upande wa mchezaji mwingine. Kwa hivyo, mchaezaji
B amemaliza, ma mchezaji A anacheza

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |    .:  |      : |    :   |    :   |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |    .   |        |      : |  :.    |    :   |        | ::::::.  |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji A amekamata mbegu

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |    .:  |      : |    :   |    .   |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |    .   |        |      : |  :.    |        |        | :::::::: |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji A anaendelea

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |    .:  |      : |    :.  |        |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |    .   |        |      : |  :.    |        |        | :::::::: |
                           Mchezaji B

Shimo upande mwingine ya mwisho la shimo la mwisho, ina mbegu tatu. Kwa hivyo mchezaji 
A amekamata hizo shimo na zote mbili ni *Uur*. Mchezaji hawezi kukamata au kutoa mbegu kutoka
shimo iko *Uur*.

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |    .:  |      : |    :: A|        |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |    .   |        |      : |  :   A |        |        | :::::::: |
                           Mchezaji B
 
Mchezaji B anacheza sasa.

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |    .:  |      : |    :: A|        |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |        |    .   |      : |  :    A|        |        | :::::::: |
                           Mchezaji B

Shimo upande mwingine ya mwisho la shimo la mwisho, ina mbegu tatu. Kwa hivyo mchezaji 
B amekamata hizo shimo na zote mbili ni *Uur*. 

                           Mchezaji A
           |   :::: |     : B|      : |    :: A|        |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |        |    :  B|      : |  :    A|        |        | :::::::: |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji A anacheza sasa

                           Mchezaji A
           |        |     : B|      : |    :: A|    .   |     .  |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |      . |   .:  B|     .: |    .: A|    .   |    .   | :::::::: |
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji A amekamata mbegu, na amemaliza kwa sababu hakuna mbegu ingine kwa
shimo la mwisho ya kuendelea. Mchezaji B anacheza

                           Mchezaji A
           |        |     : B|      : |    :: A|        |     .  |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  :::::    |      . |   .:  B|        |    :: A|     .  |     :  | ::::::::.|
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji B amekamata mbegu

                           Mchezaji A
           |        |     : B|      : |    :: A|        |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::::   |      . |   .:  B|        |    :: A|     .  |     .  | ::::::::.|
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji B anaendelea

                           Mchezaji A
           |        |     : B|      : |    :: A|        |    .   |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::::   |      . |   .:  B|        |    :: A|     .  |        | ::::::::.|
                           Mchezaji B

Shimo la mwisho iko kwa upande wa mchezji mwingine, kwa hivyo mchezaji B amemaliza,
na mchezaji A anacheza

                           Mchezaji A
           |        |     : B|      : |    :: A|    .   |        |          |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::::   |      . |   .:  B|        |    :: A|     .  |        | ::::::::.|
                           Mchezaji B

Mchezaji A, amekamata mbegu

                           Mchezaji A
           |        |     : B|      : |    :: A|        |        | :        |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::::   |      . |   .:  B|        |    :: A|        |        | :::::::::|
                           Mchezaji B

Hakuna mbegu ingine kwa shimo la mwisho. Kwa hivyo, mchezaji B anacheza

                           Mchezaji A
           |        |     : B|      : |    :: A|        |        | :        |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::::   |        |   ::  B|        |    :: A|        |        | :::::::::|
                           Mchezaji B

Mbegu la mwisho imeingia shimo iko *Uur*, kwa hivyo, mchezaji A anacheza

                           Mchezaji A
           |     .  |    .: B|        |    :: A|        |        | :        |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::::   |        |   ::  B|        |    :: A|        |        | :::::::::|
                           Mchezaji B

Shimo upande ya shimo la mwisho haina mbegu. Kwa hivyo, mchezaji A, amemaliza. mchezaji B hawezi
kucheza, kwa hivyo mchezo umemaliza.  Mbegu ziko kwa *Uur* na kwa upande wa wachezaji zinawekwa 
nyumbani

                           Mchezaji A
  ::::     |        |       B|        |       A|        |        | :::::    |
  Nyumba B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Nyumba A |
  ::::::   |        |       B|        |       A|        |        | :::::::::|
                           Mchezaji B

Tunaona mchezaji B ana mbegu 20 na mchezaji A ana mbegu 28. Kwa hivyo mchezaji
A ameshinda, ana mbegu mingi zaidi kuliko mchezaji B.

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