I'm 34 & I just realized I've been playing this game wrong since I was in the 7th grade. A classmate taught me how to play it so I never read the directions LOL They told me whenever you land in a pit, that has other stone, you pick up all of those stones and keep going around the board until you're at an empty pit. I also didn't know you could steal the opponents stones
For realll I'm watching this thinking have I been playing the game wrong the whole time😭 I don't know about y'all but this game kinda seems boring the way they explained it.
@@kathleenfreiday5861it’s actually super technical and difficult. Huge learning curve when u try and do actual strategy id play a online Mancala game on ur phone, im sure some have an avalanche mode the one I play is this version tho but u also get gifted coins that u can bet on urself with or jus play for free. I’m a degen so that lil mechanic made me want to get good so I can start gambling coins if it wasn’t there I would’ve just said “this is super hard n pointless I quit”💀💀(it is online im sure sum of the people are real, but id bet some coins most these people are ai same with every other online mobile game. Their skill level varies they could be legit I just don’t buy It same with the iOS poker I play there’s no way there’s that many people on one game when there’s a million variations of the same thing and my version hasn’t gone viral)
Agreed. Once she landed on her empty pit, she should have taken the stones from the opposite pit and her own. All three stones should have been put into her home pit.
I’m stuffing for a mancala tournament in a few days me and this other kid have never lost so we go agenst eachother next week in the tournament we threatened hex each other we threaten to fight after school we’re literally threatening to start praying on the other peoples downfall because we were fused to lose it is currently 1:34 AM and I am sitting playing Mancala with a high playing Mancala in my head watching videos on Mancala and strategies googling the best tactics looking up the best tactics watch another play Mancala anything so I can win this damn tournament.
4:52 what is your opponent not steal. As according to the rules as you were just saying if you land on your side on an empty cup and there are stones in the opposing sides you get to capture them and or steal them and put them into your mancala you don't get to go again after that but you get a capture all those stones that might be there
This changes everything. I've been playing so wrong for years
Right? My mom and i played mandala where if you land in any cups with stones in them you keep going until you land in an empty cup.
@@The_Wolverine2023 there is two variations of the game, the one you played, and the one demonstrated in the video. Neither is wrong
This is one of my favorite videos on youtube
4:39 he ended by placing his stone in an empty cup on his side and full cup on your side; why did he not steal the stones from your side?
That's a good point. They made a mistake
Def should’ve been a capture
I'm 34 & I just realized I've been playing this game wrong since I was in the 7th grade. A classmate taught me how to play it so I never read the directions LOL They told me whenever you land in a pit, that has other stone, you pick up all of those stones and keep going around the board until you're at an empty pit. I also didn't know you could steal the opponents stones
That’s a different variation of the game.
That’s avalanche game mode
For realll I'm watching this thinking have I been playing the game wrong the whole time😭 I don't know about y'all but this game kinda seems boring the way they explained it.
@@kathleenfreiday5861it’s actually super technical and difficult. Huge learning curve when u try and do actual strategy id play a online Mancala game on ur phone, im sure some have an avalanche mode the one I play is this version tho but u also get gifted coins that u can bet on urself with or jus play for free. I’m a degen so that lil mechanic made me want to get good so I can start gambling coins if it wasn’t there I would’ve just said “this is super hard n pointless I quit”💀💀(it is online im sure sum of the people are real, but id bet some coins most these people are ai same with every other online mobile game. Their skill level varies they could be legit I just don’t buy It same with the iOS poker I play there’s no way there’s that many people on one game when there’s a million variations of the same thing and my version hasn’t gone viral)
Around the 4:45 mark, why did your opponent not steal your stones on that turn. They waited until their next move
Agreed. Once she landed on her empty pit, she should have taken the stones from the opposite pit and her own. All three stones should have been put into her home pit.
i think its because they wanted to steal the one next to it which had way more to put in their mancala, thats what i was thinking. :)
But is that allowed?
@@Melkimund no, that's cheating
@@Melkimund Nah they should have stole those two stones maybe they forgot or something
How come when she came around and ended, did she not get a steal?
Why does the rules that came in the box says to go clockwise?
I like the stall move at the end
Dude i can finally beat my inner demons at mancala. Thanks!
Is there a variation that doesnt give a crazy adv to the first player?
i don’t believe so first player really gets to manipulate everything incredibly easily right at the beginning of the game
4:34 skipped your 5th cup
My mom is about to “introduce” me to this game…
How did it go?
Thanks fam, very interesting
He didn't take your stones when he h
ended on his far left side?
Do you take the stone if you just moved it into an empty spot on your side the the spot next to it on your opponent’s side is also empty?
No, it just stays on the board if there are no stones to steal on the other side.
At 4:36 the “one stone that got around” should have captured the 2 opposite; as such the entire rest of the game is ruined.
You are right,but the player can also win by any chance.The opponent has only 2 moves,the player will not put stone on her side.
I’m stuffing for a mancala tournament in a few days me and this other kid have never lost so we go agenst eachother next week in the tournament we threatened hex each other we threaten to fight after school we’re literally threatening to start praying on the other peoples downfall because we were fused to lose it is currently 1:34 AM and I am sitting playing Mancala with a high playing Mancala in my head watching videos on Mancala and strategies googling the best tactics looking up the best tactics watch another play Mancala anything so I can win this damn tournament.
I'm so stubborn that i wouldve not made that easy steal @ the end and just stalled out to force him to give me more stones 😂
4:52 what is your opponent not steal. As according to the rules as you were just saying if you land on your side on an empty cup and there are stones in the opposing sides you get to capture them and or steal them and put them into your mancala you don't get to go again after that but you get a capture all those stones that might be there
Awesome Beyond Awesome!
Thanks👏👏👏
Wow I’ve never heard of this way of play
Watched this to finally beat my girlfriend
Now I’m ready to challenge my grandson 😅
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On 4:40 he is landing on his 6th empty cup and he should take yours 2 stones that r in yours 1st cup
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4.47 you should take yours one coin and opposite's two coins
imsg doesn’t have steak stone trick
The person who ends yhe game gets to keep all the remaining stones on the opposite side.
Never heard of stealing Stones
wierd I know
this is a really good video, thank you!! watching this so that hopefully i’ll be able to beat my friend at imessage mancala ❤️