How to play mancala: Setup: Two players sit on opposite sides of the board. Each player places four counters in each of the six cups on his side. Each player “owns” the end box on his right (which is empty for now).The point of the game is to get as many counters into your end box as possible. Getting started: The first player removes all of the counters from any cup on his side of the board and drops them, one by one, into each successive cup to the right, moving around the board counterclockwise. (He can put counters into every space except his opponent’s end box.) If the last counter lands in the player’s end box, he takes another turn. Players alternate turns. Capturing: Whenever a player’s last counter lands in a empty cup on his own side, he then captures all of his opponent’s counters from the cup directly across the board. He places his counter and the captured counters in his end box. Winning: The game ends when one player has no counters left in the six cups on his side. At that time, the other player moves the counters from his own cups into his own end box. Then, each player adds the counters in his end box. The winner is the one with the most counters.