Captures are made from holes containing five counters.
Description
The first three captures are made from holes containing five counters.
Rules
Captures are made when the final counter lands in a hole containing five counters. the first three captures are made in this way, then the fourth capture is from a hole containing one counter, the next from a hole containing three, and the next from a hole containing five, repeating the patter of one, three, five for subsequent captures.
Described rulesets Two Counters
Captures are made from holes with two counters. Three Counters
Captures are made from holes containing three counters. Four Counters
Captures are made from holes with four counters.
Origin
Nigeria
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Sources
Egharevba, J. 1951. Benin Games and Sports. Sapele: Central Press.
