Period Modern

Region Middle Africa

Category Reconstruction, Done, Board, Sow, Two rows

Description

Owana is a two-row mancala-style board game played by children in the Republic of Congo.

Rules

2x4 holes board with two stores. Four counters per hole. Players sow in an anti-clockwise direction. The player who captures all of the opponent's counters wins.

These rules were taken from the Historical Information ruleset.

All Rulesets

Reconstructed rulesets
Owana (Ludii 1) Reconstructed with Ludii
Owana (Ludii 2) Reconstructed with Ludii
Owana (Ludii 3) Reconstructed with Ludii
Owana (Ludii 4) Reconstructed with Ludii
Owana (Ludii 5) Reconstructed with Ludii
Owana (Ludii 6) Reconstructed with Ludii
Owana (Ludii 7) Reconstructed with Ludii
Owana (Ludii 8) Reconstructed with Ludii
Owana (Ludii 9) Reconstructed with Ludii
Owana (Ludii 10) Reconstructed with Ludii

Incomplete rulesets
Historical Information Rules from DLP evidence.

Origin

Republic of Congo

Ludeme Description

Owana.lud

Concepts

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Reference

Klepzig 1972:186-187.

Evidence Map

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Evidence coloured based on: Age None

Map style: Streets OpenStreetMaps ArcGIS Topographique Voyager

Sources

Klepzig, F. 1972. Kinderspiele der Bantu. Meisenheim am Glan: Verlag Anton Hain.

Identifiers

DLP.Games.1189

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