I (your opponent) have the same setup as you on the other side. The object is to get the most stones into your home. Here's where the game varies. For sake of illustrating, (and because that's how I usually play) we'll start with four stones. I'll use numbers instead of stones. __________________________________________________________________ / ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ \ / | | [_4__] [_4__] [_4__] [_4__] [_4__] [_4__] ____ \ / | | | | \ / |____| ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | \ / [_4__] [_4__] [_4__] [_4__] [_4__] [_4__] |____| \ /_________________________________________________________________\
Source: https://ascii.co.uk/art/mancala