Objective: Collect more pieces than your opponent.
- Begin by selecting any pocket on your side.
- Moving counterclockwise, you will distribute the pieces one by one around the board until the pieces run out.
- If you run into your own Mancala (larger pockets on either side), drop one piece in it. You go again when your last piece lands in your Mancala.
- Skip your opponent's Mancala.
- If the last piece you drop is in an empty pocket on your side, capture that piece and any pieces in the pocket directly opposite.
- The game ends when all six pockets on one side of the Mancala board are empty. If your side of the board has stones remaining, collect them.
- Practice your victory dance and count the number of pieces in each Mancala to determine who won.