'Um el-Bil
(Um el-Bil)
Ruleset:
Six Holes
Game
See the game Um el-Bil for more details.
Period(s)
Modern
Summary
Six holes in each row.
Description
Rules played in Rugba, Tunisia.
Rules
2x6 board. Four counters in each hole. Sowing occurs in an anti-clockwise direction. The first player sows from the hole on their right. When the final counter lands in an occupied hole, the turn ends. When the final counter lands in an empty hole, that counter is captured. The player who captures the most counters wins.
Concepts
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Reference
Ayoub 1991: 20-21.
Other Rulesets
Observed rulesets
Seven Holes
Seven holes per row.
Eight Holes
Eight holes in each row.
Origin
Tunisia
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.1783
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