Songo - Tournament of Spirits

Mancala is the national game of sixteen African countries, under sixteen different names: Awale in Cote d'Ivoire, Songo'o in Cameroon, Oware in Ghana, Ayo in Nigeria, Omweso in Uganda, Igisoro in Rwanda... Songo carries all of them, with their real rules, in a single game. A TOURNAMENT, NOT A MATCH Face the five spirits of the village one after another. Between rounds, pick one charm out of three: the Ant captures on 4 seeds, the Chameleon grants an extra turn, the Griot shows what every pit will yield. Lose a round and the run is over. Every tournament plays differently. TWO FAMILIES OF RULES Awale has two rows and a store: you win by collecting most seeds. Omweso has four rows and no store: you win by blocking your opponent. These are not two variants, they are two games, and Songo ships both engines. One tutorial per family, on the real board. SIXTEEN MARKETS TO UNLOCK Two games are…