Researchers from Yale University have made a spectacular archaeological discovery in Kenya that sheds light on the recreational activities of past societies in this region of Africa. Dr. Veronica ...

This Mancala Game, handcrafted By Giobagnara, is part of the Poltrona Frau Culture & Craft collection in collaboration with Ozwald Boateng: a collaboration launched in 2023, the collection is defined ...

We review Yokohama Duel, a two player version of the board game Yokohama. In Yokohama Duel: A head-to-head battle for ...

An ancient "arcade" of game boards carved into rock has been discovered by an archaeologist and paleoanthropologist from Yale University in Kenya. The researcher, Veronica Waweru, noticed rows of ...

African publisher Carry1st has turned Mancala, one of the world's oldest board games, into a mobile game. The game Mancala Adventures currently has over 500,000 downloads on Android. Mancala, an ...

“Nabataeans were on the trade crossroads and they used to play and modify these games,” Khrisat said, adding that the oldest mancala board was found in Ain Ghazal and it dates back to 6,000 BC.

More women in Tanzania are taking up a traditional game called Mancala, also known as Bao in Swahili. The game, popular among men, has been played for centuries in Africa.