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mancala

Normally this is lying flat on a table, not vertical on a computer
screen.  So imagine it flat.  And wooden.  And 3-D.  Those little
cutouts that I drew are actually carved out of the wood, like little
pockets to hold the stones.

There are two players.  Each sits on opposite sides of the board.
The sides are the long sides drawn here. Your side consists of six
holes and your home.

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/  ____     ____    ____    ____    ____    ____    ____          \
/ |    |   [____]  [____]  [____]  [____]  [____]  [____]   ____  \
/ |    |                                                   |    | \
/ |____|    ____    ____    ____    ____    ____    ____   |home| \
/          [_1__]  [_2__]  [_3__]  [_4__]  [_5__]  [_6__]  |____| \
/_________________________________________________________________\

Source: https://ascii.co.uk/art/mancala

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