Quindo is a rather unusual mancala variant, which can be played in a cooperative manner or solo. There are ten fields in a circle, with each field connected to the one on the opposite side by a line. In each field there are three playing pieces (six colors with five pieces each, which are usually randomly placed in any way the players like). At his or her turn, a player either moves one piece to an opposite field or deals the pieces of one field, one by one, onto the consecutive fields, always in a clockwise direction. If all five pieces of one color are in the same field, they are removed. All players win when all colors are removed before the 20th turn, otherwise everyone loses. There is also a non-cooperative variant and a variant with a fixed set-up.

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