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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Traditional mancala games, List of mancala games, Bao, Congkak, Oware, Omweso, Enkeshui, Cups, Pallanguzhi, O n quan, Das Bohnenspiel, Kalah, Ali Guli Mane, Igisoro, //Hus, William Julius Champion, Jr., Layli Goobalay, Alexander de Voogt, Toguz korgool, Lukho, Hawalis, Ba-awa, Isolo, En Gehe, Andada, Ayoayo, Latho, Lamlameta, Katro, Anywoli, Aw-li On-nam Ot-tjin, Kiothi, Mbothe, Eson xorgol, Daramutu, Endodoi, Adji-boto, Mangala, El Arnab, Kisolo, Alemungula, Krur, Oh-Wah-Ree, Unee tugalluulakh, Kiela, Hoyito, Nsolo, Giuthi, Vai Lung Thlan. Excerpt: Bao is a traditional mancala board game played in most of East Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Malawi, as well as some areas of DR Congo and Burundi. It is most popular among the Swahili people of Tanzania and Kenya; the name itself "Bao" is the swahili word for "board" or "board game." In Tanzania, and especially Zanzibar, a "bao master" (called bingwa, "master"; but also fundi, "artist") is held in high respect. In Malawi, the game is also known as Bawo, which is the Yao equivalent of the Swahili name. Bao is well known to be a prominent mancala in terms of complexity and strategical depth, and it has raised interest in scholars of several disciplines, including game theory, complexity theory, and psychology. Official tournaments are held in Tanzania, Zanzibar, Lamu (Kenya), and Malawi, and both mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar have their Bao societies, such as the Chama cha Bao founded in 1966. In Zanzibar and Tanzania there are two versions of Bao. The main version, which is also the most complex and most appreciated, is called Bao la kiswahili ("Bao of the Swahili people"). The simplified version is called Bao la kujifunza ("Bao for beginners"). There are a variety of other mancalas across East Africa (and part of Middle East) that are closely related to B...
