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Turkish Mangala

Turkish Mangala · Actual game screen
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Modern Turkish rules: leave one at the origin, capture even opposing pits, and reward the first empty row. Computer or local two-player.

In-game languages
中文 / English +12
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Rules & objective

Modern Turkish rules: 6 pits with 4 seeds each. With more than one seed, leave one at the origin and sow the rest counterclockwise; a lone seed moves to the next pit. Include your store; skip theirs. Finish in your store for another choice. Finish in an opponent pit making it even to capture that pit. Finish in a previously empty own pit with seeds opposite to capture both. Either empty row ends the game; the empty-row owner takes all remaining opposing seeds. Higher score wins. This is one set, not a five-set tournament. Three repeated positions settle each own row.

Controls

Keys 1–6 choose a pit. Arrows select; Enter plays.

Worked example

Mancala capture rules differ. Apply Mangala’s even-seed opponent capture rule rather than Oware’s two-or-three-seed condition.

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