Wood Mancala in Folding Box Thanksgiving Six different bead-filled blocks add

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Wood Mancala in Folding Box Thanksgiving Six different bead-filled blocks addMancala is one of the world's oldest and best loved games. Players take turns scooping up the special stones and counting them out one at a time into the pockets on the board. When they drop a stone into an empty pocket on their side of the board, they capture all the stones in the opposite pocket. It sounds like a simple marble game, but it's got plenty of strategy and reinforces Stem skills like counting and strategic planning. The player who