nhampton-ut/androidmancala

A version of Mancala, the African bead game, for android phones. AI player still in development. # androidmancala A version of Mancala, the African bead game, for android phones. Mancala is an African bead game for 2 players based upon fractal number sequences. This simulation is designed to create the game dynamics of the game based upon a few simple rules: The Mancala 'board' is made up of two rows of six holes, or pits, each. Four pieces -- marbles or stones -- are placed in each of the 12 holes. Each player has a 'store' to the right side of the Mancala board. The game begins with one player picking up all of the pieces in any one of the holes on his side. Moving counter-clockwise, the player deposits one of the stones in each hole until the stones run out. If you run into your own store, deposit one piece in it. If you run into your opponent's store, skip it. If the last piece you drop is in your own store, you get a free turn. If the last piece you drop is in an empty hole on your side, you capture that piece and any pieces in the hole directly opposite. The game ends when all six spaces on one side of the Mancala board are empty. The player who still has pieces on his side of the board when the game ends captures all of those pieces. Count all the pieces in each store. The winner is the player with the most pieces.