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The Concentration Game
Ruleset: Three Counters

Game

See the game The Concentration Game for more details.

Period(s)

Modern

Region(s)

Western Africa

Summary

Captures are made from holes containing three counters.

Description

The first three captures are made from holes with three counters.

Rules

Captures are made when the final counter lands in a hole containing three counters. The first three captures are made in this way. The fourth capture is made from a hole containing one counter, he next from a hole with three, the next from a hole with five, repeating in the pattern of one, three, five.

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Reference

Egharevba 1951: 7.

Other Rulesets

Described rulesets
Two Counters Captures are made from holes with two counters.
Four Counters Captures are made from holes with four counters.
Five Counters Captures are made from holes containing five counters.

Origin

Nigeria

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Sources

Egharevba, J. 1951. Benin Games and Sports. Sapele: Central Press.

Identifiers

DLP.GameRulesets.1738

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