2 players
Tshuba
- Game family
- four rows
- Origin
- Mozambique
Overview
Tshuba is a four-row mancala-style board game played by the Tsonga people of southeast Africa. It may be played on boards with four to 22 holes per row, and is similar to other games in the region.
Source rules (English)
4x4, 8, 10, 16, or 22 board. Two counters in each hole. Sowing occurs in an anti-clockwise direction. When the final counter of a sowing lands in an occupied hole, the contents are picked up and sowing continues. When the final counter lands in an empty hole in the player's inner row, the contents of the opponent's hole in the inner row opposite it are captured, and if there are counters also in the corresponding outer row hole, these are also captured. The player may also capture from another hole from the opponent's side of the board of their choosing. The turn ends. If the final counter lands in an empty hole in the player's outer row, the turn ends. Play continues until one player captures all of the opponent's counters, thus winning.