CategoryReconstruction, Pending, Board, Sow, Two rows
Description
A two-row mancala-style board game was played in the Ottoman Empire. It was played in coffee houses and other public venues, and was played by men and women. It is mostly attested in artistic depictions in the early Modern period.
Rules
2x6 holes. Multiple counters in each hole. Two players.
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Sources
Değirmenci, T. 2020. Games as a Sign of Social Status: Backgammon in Ottoman Literature and Visual Culture. In V. Kopp and E. Lapina (eds.), Games and Visual Culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Turnhout: Brepols, 145-171.
