2-4 Player Mancala Variant using a square 36 pit board. Capture the Most stones by the end of the Game. The Game ends when there are only 6 or less stones remaining on the board. The board is composed of 36 Pits (spaces) laid out in a 6 by 6 Grid. Use glass beads or whatever (seeds, nuts, pebbles) for Pieces. Players share a common set of Stones. Each player has his own pile (cup) where he keeps the Stones he has captured. Setup: Place 2 Stones in each Pit. The least gracious player goes first. The rules provide four alternatives to the standard setup: Short Game (1 Stone in each pit), Long Game (3 Stones in each pit), Double Dutch (3 Stones in every other pit), and Half Dutch (2 Stones in every other pit).

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