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Gabata

G
PLAYERS
2
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Begin with an equal number of stones, usually four, placed in every pit along both rows.

2

On your turn, empty one pit from your row and drop its stones one by one into the pits that follow going around the board.

3

Landing your last stone in a pit that ends with two or three stones total lets you capture that pit's contents.

4

Some local versions allow chaining backward through consecutive capturable pits in a single turn.

5

The round ends when one player's row is emptied, and the player with more captured stones wins the round.