Decorative Ashanti Ghana Oware Mancale Game Board Hand Carved Folding Hinged Wooden Design

THIS IS AN OWARE BOARD HAND-CARVED BY CULTURAL ARTISANS IN GHANA, AND MADE FROM SOLID HARD WOOD. THE FRONT PANEL OF THE HINGED WOODEN BOARD HAS AN ELONGATED FACE WITH HALF CLOSED EYES CARVED INTO IT. MASKS THAT HAVE THEIR EYES HALF CLOSED, SYMBOLISE A PEACEFUL ATTITUDE, SELF-CONTROL, AND PATIENCE IN GHANA WHICH WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS GAME.
 
ENGAGE IN INTERACTIVE AND COMPETITIVE COUNTING PLAY WITH THIS TRADITIONAL STRATEGY BOARD, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE MATHEMATICAL, PATTERN RECOGNITION, AND STRATEGIC THINKING. PERFECT FOR 2 PLAYERS.
 
OWARE IS A WONDERFUL, ANCIENT BOARD GAME THAT TESTS STRATEGY AND MATHEMATICAL SKILL. CHILDREN IN AFRICA HAVE PLAYED THIS GAME FOR CENTURIES, AND ADULTS SPEND HOURS AND HOURS PICKING UP AND DROPPING STONES INTO THE BOARDS 12 PITS, SOCIALIZING AS THEY PLAY.

23 SEEDS OF THE 48 NEEDED TO PLAYE ARE INCLUDED BUT ANY STONE OR SMALL PEBBLE CAN FILL THE GAP.
 
Size: OPEN 29CM WIDE CLOSED 14.5CM WIDE 5CM HIGH 43.5CM LONG
 
CONDITION: IN GOOD CONDITION. 23 SEEDS INCLUDED.
 
OWARE:
Oware is an abstract strategy game among the mancala family of board games (pit and pebble games) played worldwide with slight variations as to the layout of the game, number of players and strategy of play. Its origin is uncertain but it is widely believed to be of Ashanti Ghana origin.
 
The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: Asanteman), also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana.
 
The game requires an oware board and 48 seeds. A typical oware board has two straight rows of six pits, called "houses", and optionally one large "score" house at each end. Each player controls the six houses on their side of the board, and the score house on their end. The game begins with four seeds in each of the twelve smaller houses.
 
Objective: Capture more seeds than your opponent by the end of the game. On your turn, choose a pit from your side, pick up all the seeds, and sow them counterclockwise. If your last seed lands in a pit with 2 or 3 seeds, you capture them. Players take turns until one side of the board is empty.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. COPY THE URL UNDERNEATH AND PASTE INTO GOOGLE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO ALL MY LISTINGS THIS WEEK. NOTE ALL MY AUCTIONS END AT 22H30 SO IT IS ADVISABLE TO PUT IN AN AUTOMATIC BID (HIGHEST PRICE YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY) EARLY.
>>>>       https://www.bidorbuy.co.za/seller/3685641/ErnRex1545