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Bao

Average Rating: 6.83/10
Board Game Rank: 4048
Abstract Games Rank: 296
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# of Players
2
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2 players
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Playing Time
40 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
 
User Suggested Ages
16 and up
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Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
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Honors
Subdomain
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Primary Name
Bao
Alternate Names
Bawo
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Bao is an abstract strategy game from East Africa, especially Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania. It is generally reckoned to be the most complicated of the Mancala family games that are played in many parts of Africa.

On a Bao board each player has two rows of 8 holes, into which counters (seeds) are placed. Moves are made by taking one or more seeds and 'sowing' them along the row of holes. Depending on where the last seed is placed, you can take the seeds from that hole and continue the sowing, possibly capturing seeds from your opponent in the process. The aim of the game is to empty your opponent's front row of seeds or make it impossible for him to move.

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The most complete description of the game is at Mancala World:

http://mancala.wikia.com/wiki/Bao_la_Kiswahili

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Statistics
Board Game Rank: 4048
Abstract Games Rank: 296
Num Ratings: 43
Average Rating: 6.83
Standard Deviation: 1.57
Num Views: 13798
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Avg. Game Weight: 3.2
Fans: 4
Personal Comments: 14
Users Owning: 63
Users Wanting: 4
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