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Online Games
Added by Mr MancalaOnline games are games played over some form of computer network typically the Internet. Many mancala games can be played online.
"Online gaming is a technology rather than a genre; a mechanism for connecting players together rather than a particular pattern of gameplay."
Andrew Rollings & Ernest Adams (2006)
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Computer Opponents
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| Game | Web site | Notes |
| Afrika | Super Duper Games | registration required |
| Awari | Awari Oracle | perfect play, but applet doesn't work in many browsers |
| Bao | BAWO - Simple Perplexity | called "Bawo" |
| Bohnenspiel | Brett- und Kartenspiele (Malters Langenegger) | --- |
| Bohnenspiel | Spiele-himmel.de | --- |
| Bohnenspiel | onlinespiele.org | obnoxious pop-ups |
| Cups | David Bunker's Homepage | only 2x4 |
| Diffusion | Super Duper Games | registration required |
| Igisoro | Le site de Gregory Letaille | --- |
| Ioiwari | Soluzione problema IOIWari | solution to an Ioiwari problem |
| Kalah | Björn's Kalaha Game | called "Kalaha" |
| Kalah | Mancala Page | called "Mancala" |
| Kalah | Stephen Houser | called "Mancala" |
| Kalah | Kalaha for Java | called "Kalaha"; flawed (at the end only the seeds in the store are counted) |
| Kalah | Gobo Mancala | plays like "a distracted monkey" |
| Kalah | JGames! | called "Mancala"; obnoxious pop-ups |
| Kalah | Homepage of Silke & Wolfgang Stickler | called "Kalaha" |
| Kalah | African Stones Applet | called "African Stones Game" |
| Kalah | Mankala | called "Mankala" |
| Kalah | Kalah | Prof. Dr. R. Grothman claims that "Kalah is an oriental game traditionally plays with diamonds"! |
| Kalah | Look out now! | called "Mancala" |
| Kalah | 100 JavaScript Online Games | called "Mancala" |
| Kalah | SWAK - Kid's Corner | called "Mancala" |
| Kalah | Copleys Web Graphics | called "Awari" |
| Kalah | Corngolem | called "Mancala" |
| Kalah | Rocketsnail Games | called "Mancala" |
| Kalah | Project 4: Mancala Applet | called "Mancala"; clockwise play |
| Kalah | Doug Rogers' Personal Homepage | called "Mancala" |
| Kalah | Timothy Bahls' Homepage | called "Mancala"; many variations |
| Kalah | Jeff Anway's Homepage | called "Mancala" |
| Kalah | Nathaniel Bird - Mancala Playing Agent | called "Mancala" |
| Kauri | [igGameCenter] | strong opponent |
| MiniMancala | mindsports.nl | perfect play |
| MiniMancala | Archimedes-lab.com | claims erroneously that "mancala" is 7,000 years old |
| Murus Gallicus | igGameCenter | see here |
| Oware | British Museum | called "Wari" |
| Oware | interJEUX.net | called "Awele" |
| Oware | Alewand | called "Bohnenspiel" |
| Sungka | Pl4n3s world | doesn't run on IE; odd rules (starts with 3 seeds in each store (!) and just 5 seeds in each hole] |
| Toguz Kumalak | Frumpppy Old Woman | called "Togiz Kumalak" |
| Toguz Kumalak | Togiz Kumalak as an Applet | --- |
| Toguz Kumalak | Togiz Kumalak | --- |
Human PlayersEdit
| Game | Community | Mode | Ranking | Tournaments | Archives | Recommended | Notes |
| 55Stones | Super Duper Games | turn-based | yes | no | yes | no | good web interface; statistics; wrong rules (sente and gote doesn't work properly) free site |
| Afrika | Super Duper Games | turn-based | yes | no | yes | yes | good web interface; robot or human opponent; statistics free site |
| Alemungula | igGameCenter | real time | yes | no | no | yes | good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Bao la Kiswahili | Baogame | real time | no | no | yes | no | robot or human opponent; wrong rules** free site |
| Bao la Kiswahili | Klubo Internacia de Bao-Amantoj (KIBA) | turn-based | yes | no | yes | yes | Italian site in English, Italian and Swahili free site |
| Bohnenspiel | games.wtanaka.com | turn-based | yes | no | yes | no | games are played blind because the contents of a hole cannot be counted free site |
| Bohnenspiel | igGameCenter | real time | yes | no | no | yes | good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Cascades | Super Duper Games | turn-based | yes | no | yes | yes | good web interface; statistics free site |
| Cross-Kalah | Grand Games | real time | yes | no | no | yes | 6 counters per hole free site |
| Cross-Kalah | igGameCenter | real time | yes | no | no | yes | 3, 4, 5 or 6 counters per hole; includes the "empty capture" variation; game statistics; good graphical web interface free site |
| Cups | BrettspielWelt | real time | yes | yes | no | yes | called "BohnDuell" or "Bohnenduell"; 2x4 board free site |
| Diffusion | GamesByEMail | turn-based | no | no | no | no | wrong rules (players can offer a draw, although the inventor stated: "Draws and ties cannot occur") free site |
| Diffusion | games.wtanaka.com | turn-based | yes | no | yes | no | includes several variants (beginners, different location of blocks); games are played blind because the contents of a hole cannot be counted free site |
| Diffusion | Richard's Play-By-eMail Server | turn-based | yes | no | no | no | no graphical web interface! free site |
| Diffusion | Super Duper Games | turn-based | yes | no | yes | yes | good web interface; statistics free site |
| Exxit | BoardSpace | real time | yes | no | yes | yes | robot free site |
| Exxit | Boîte à jeux | turn-based | yes | yes | no | yes | --- free site |
| Glass Bead Game | MindSports | turn-based | yes | no | yes | no | buggy (illegal moves are permitted) free site |
| Hawalis | igGameCenter | real time | yes | no | no | yes | good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Inchworm | Super Duper Games | turn-based | yes | no | yes | no | good web interface; statistics; the game, however, is flawed! free site |
| Intermedium | Super Duper Games | turn-based | yes | no | yes | yes | good web interface; games archive & statistics free site |
| Kalah | Aapeli (Playray) | real time | yes | no | no | no | called "mancala"; only 4 counters per hole; no pie rule or other balancing! pay site (basic access free) |
| Kalah | BrainKing | turn-based | yes | yes | no | no | called "mancala"; only 4 counters per hole; no pie rule or other balancing! pay site (basic access free) |
| Kalah | BugCafe | real time | yes | yes | no | no | called "mancala"; only 4 counters per hole; no pie rule or other balancing! free site |
| Kalah | Flat Earth Communications | real time | no | no | no | no | called "mancala"; only 3 counters per hole; robot or human opponent; ugly interface; no pie rule or other balancing! free site |
| Kalah | igGameCenter | real time | yes | no | no | yes | 3, 4, 5 or 6 counters per hole; includes the "empty capture" variation; pie rule; game statistics; good graphical web interface free site |
| Kalah | jatek.hu | real time | yes | no | no | no | called "Batumi; no pie rule or other balancing! free site |
| Kalah | Grand Games | real time | yes | no | no | no | 6 counters per hole; no pie rule or other balancing! free site |
| Kalah | Mancala Time | real time | yes | no | no | no | called "mancala"; 3,4, 5 or 6 counters per hole; no pie rule or other balancing! free site |
| Kalah | playray.com | real time | yes | no | no | no | less traffic than the German sister site; called "mancala"; only 4 counters per hole; no pie rule or other balancing! pay site (basic access free) |
| Kalah | playray.de | real time | yes | no | no | no | called "mancala"; only 4 counters per hole; no pie rule or other balancing! pay site (basic access free) |
| Kalah | playray.se | real time | yes | no | no | no | less traffic than the German sister site; called "mancala"; only 4 counters per hole; no pie rule or other balancing! pay site (basic access free) |
| Kalah | spin.de | real time | yes | no | no | no | called "mancala"; 3-8 counters per hole; robot or human opponent; wrong rules (confused with Oware); no pie rule or other balancing! pay site (basic access free) |
| Kalah | Vying | turn-based | yes | yes | yes | yes | 3, 4, 5 or 6 counters per hole; pie rule pay site (basic access free) |
| Kauri | igGameCenter | real time | yes | no | no | yes | good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Murus Gallicus | igGameCenter | real time | yes | no | no | yes | good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Oware | AwaNet | real time | yes | no | no | no | called "Awale"; no Abapa rules! (Grand Slams are illegal and cycling seeds aren't counted) pay site |
| Oware | Brettspielnetz | turn-based | yes | yes | no | no | no Abapa rules though wrongly claimed! (Grand Slams are illegal and cycling seeds are split in an irregular manner) pay site (basic access free) |
| Oware | Ethnoludie | real time | no | no | no | no | called "Awalé"; robot or human opponent; no Abapa rules! (Grand Slam captures) free site |
| Oware | igGameCenter | real time | yes | no | no | yes | Abapa rules; good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Oware | jatek.hu | real time | yes | no | no | no | in the "Mankala" room; called "Woaley" free site |
| Oware | Jijbent.nl | turn-based | yes | yes | no | no | no Abapa rules though wrongly claimed! (Grand Slams are illegal and cycling seeds are split in an irregular manner) pay site (basic access free) |
| Oware | Ludoteka | real time | yes | no | no | yes | Abapa rules; offers the possibility to continue the game even after one player has captured 25 seeds or more pay site (basic access free) |
| Oware | PlayOK | real time | (yes)* | yes | no | yes | Abapa rules; called "Mancala" at PlayOK free site |
| Oware | Richard's Play-By-eMail Server | turn-based | yes | no | no | no | called "Warri"; no graphical web interface; no Abapa rules! (Grand Slam captures) free site |
| Oware | Vying | turn-based | yes | yes | yes | yes | Abapa rules; robot or human opponent pay site (basic access free) |
| Oware | Your Turn My Turn | turn-based | yes | yes | no | no | no Abapa rules though wrongly claimed! (Grand Slams are illegal and cycling seeds are split in an irregular manner) pay site (basic access free) |
| Oware | Yucata | turn-based | yes | yes | no | no | called "Awale" at Yucata; no Abapa rules! (Grand Slam is illegal) free site |
| Pilare | igGameCenter | real time | yes | no | no | yes | good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Slime Trail | igGameCenter | real time | yes | yes | no | yes | good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Snail Trail | igGameCenter | real time | yes | yes | no | no | original rules changed; game statistics free site |
| Progressive Mancala | games.wtanaka.com | turn-based | yes | no | yes | no | only the beginner's small board version; games are played blind because the contents of a hole cannot be counted free site |
| Toguz Kumalak | igGameCenter | real time | yes | yes | no | yes | good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Tumbling Down | BoardSpace | real time | yes | no | yes | yes | misspelled "Tumblingdown"; robot free site |
| Tumbling Down | Richard's Play-By-eMail Server | turn-based | yes | no | no | no | no graphical web interface! free site |
| Vai Lung Thlan | igGameCenter | real time | yes | yes | no | yes | good graphical web interface; game statistics free site |
| Volcano | BoardSpace | real time | yes | no | yes | yes | robot or human opponent free site |
| Volcano | games.wtanaka.com | turn-based | yes | no | yes | yes | solitaire or multi-player free site |
| Volcano | Super Duper Games | turn-based | no | no | yes | yes | including Mega Volcano; game statistics free site |
| ZigZag | Richard's Play-By-eMail Server | turn-based | yes | no | no | no | no graphical web interface! free site |
Notes:
* Ranking only visible of those players, which are online.
** Reason(s) for not being recommended are given in bold letters.
| Community | Games (Total) | Perfect Abstracts* | Mancala Games | Two-dimensional Sowing Games | Alexa Traffic Rank (Domain) |
| Aapeli (Playray) | 34**** | 10 | 1 | 0 | 35,352 |
| AwaNet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | no data |
| Baogame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14,223,783 |
| Boîte à jeux | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 955,191 |
| BoardSpace | 34 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3,081,555 |
| BrainKing | 116*** | 89*** | 1 | 0 | 172,623 |
| Brettspielnetz | 33*** | 15*** | 1 | 0 | 1,818,075 |
| BrettspielWelt | 77 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 79,596 |
| BugCafe | 192 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 414,883 |
| Ethnoludie | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26,061,779 |
| Flat Earth Communications | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9,664,617 |
| GamesByEMail | 41 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 157,808 |
| games.wtanaka.com | 28**** | 21*** | 3 | 1 | 306,040** |
| igGameCenter | 125 | 121 | 8 | 2 | 2,887,279 |
| jatek.hu | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 932,890 |
| Jijbent.nl | 49*** | 21*** | 1 | 0 | 295,808 |
| Ludoteka | 59 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 20,819 |
| MindSports | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5,134,339 |
| playray.com | 33**** | 10 | 1 | 0 | 163,245 |
| playray.de | 33**** | 10 | 1 | 0 | 47,692 |
| playray.se | 33**** | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3,021,791 |
| Richard's PBeM Server | 235**** | 200 | 3 | 1 | 1,270,602 |
| Klubo Internacia de Bao-Amantoj (KIBA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2,068,337 |
| Mancala Time | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10,586,648 |
| spin.de | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5,558 |
| Super Duper Games | 116 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3,282,037 |
| Vying | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4,412,538 |
| Your Turn My Turn | 38 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 808,649 |
| Yucata | 52 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 286,072 |
Notes:
* "Perfect abstracts" are abstract strategy games for two players or teams with perfect and complete information, no chance and no manual dexterity required.
** The game site, however, has very low traffic (a total of less than 40 games per month).
*** Minor variants such as Go (19x19) and Go (9x9) or Diffusion and Diffusion v2 are counted as one game.
**** Without solitaires.
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CopyrightEdit
© Ralf Gering
Under the CC by-sa 2.5 license.
