Sometimes more than one version can be played in a single locality. But there are also numerous variations with the number of holes and rules by region. This version has identical rules throughout its range. The most common type has seven holes for each player, in addition to the player store holes. They differ from other mancala types in that the player's store is included in the placing of the seeds. Vwela – played by the nyemba (lucazi) people distributed between Southern Angola, Northern East Namibia and Zambia.Toguz korgool or Toguz kumalak – played in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

The Aklanon people still call the game kunggit. Father José Sanchez who had arrived on the Philippines in 1643 wrote that at the game was played with seashells on a wooden, boat-like board. Sungka – It was first described by the Jesuit priest Father José Sanchez in his dictionary of the Bisaya language (Cebuano) in 1692 manuscript as kunggit.Oware ( awalé, awélé, awari) – Ashanti, but played world-wide with close variants played throughout West Africa (e.g., ayo by Yorubas and ishe by Igalas) and in the Caribbean.Opón ayò – among the Yorubas of Nigeria.Omanu Guntalu (in Telugu) – played in rural areas of Telangana, India.Kalah – North American variation, the most popular variant in the Western world.Hoyito – played in the Dominican Republic.Gebeta (Tigrigna: ገበጣ) – Ethiopian and Eritrea (especially in Tigrai).Dakon (or dhakon) – played in Indonesian archipelago (especially in Java island).Congklak (a.k.a congkak, congka, tjongklak, jongklak) – played in Malay Archipelago by Malay (i.e.Bao la Kiswahili – played in most of East Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Malawi, as well as some areas of DR Congo and Burundi.Ali Guli Mane or Pallanguzhi – played in Southern India.Alemungula or gebeta (ገበጣ)– played in Sudan and Ethiopia.Some of the most popular mancala games (with regard to distribution area, the numbers of players and tournaments, and publications) are: The name is a classification or type of game, rather than any specific game. Game of Ô ăn quan on New Year's Day ( Tết) at Vinhomes Times City, Ha Noi

Mancala instructions