Description
This game is based on the ancient game of Mancala, specifically the common variant called Kalah. It features a challenging computer opponent as well as a 2-player mode.
How to Play
The board is made up of 12 cups and 2 stores on the sides. The 6 cups nearest to you and the store to your right are yours, and the rest are your opponent's. The goal of the game is to have more stones in your store than your opponent's store by the end.
On your turn, you must select a non-empty cup on your side. Once selected, you will (automatically) pick up all the stones in the cup and begin "sowing," the process of placing stones one by one counter-clockwise around the board, starting to the right of your selected cup and skipping your opponent's store.
If your last stone lands in your store, you get another turn. There is no limit to the amount of additional turns you can earn. If the last stone instead lands in an empty space on your side, you steal all the stones opposite the cup you landed in (if there are any stones to steal). All of these stolen stones, in addition to the last stone you just placed, go into your store.
If all 6 cups on either player's side are empty, the game ends, and all remaining stones on the other side go into that player's store. The winner is the player with the most stones in their store.
Credits
Code, art, and sound effects by PicoCoder
Rules based on Kalah
Background effects inspired by Earthbound
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