Wooden Mancala Board Game – Larger-Size Portable Mancala Set for Kids, Adults & Travel Play

This Wooden Mancala Board Game brings a centuries-old tradition to your tabletop with a larger, easy-to-play format perfect for families, classrooms, and game nights. The folding wooden board opens to reveal smooth, carved wells and colorful stones that make each move feel tactile and satisfying.

Simple to learn yet endlessly strategic, Mancala is one of history’s great universal games—played across Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. This wooden set honors that tradition while remaining portable and beginner-friendly.

What’s in the Box

• Folding wooden Mancala board

• Smooth, colorful stones

• Built-in stone storage

Who This Game Is For

Perfect for players who enjoy:

• Ancient, timeless strategy games

• Tactile gameplay with beautiful components

• Two-player duels

• Travel-friendly wooden sets

• Simple rules with surprising depth

What We’ve Been Wondering (And Looking Up) About Mancala

Mancala has one of the richest histories of any game we carry—so naturally we wanted to learn more.

How old is Mancala?

Some archaeological evidence suggests Mancala-style games may be thousands of years old, possibly among the oldest board games ever played.

Where did Mancala originate?

Most scholars point to regions of Africa and the Middle East, though different versions evolved independently in multiple cultures.

Why so many versions?

Because Mancala spread widely through trade routes, travelers, and oral tradition—every place developed its own twists.

Why is the game played with stones or seeds?

Traditionally, people used whatever was available: seeds, shells, stones, or carved pits in the ground.

Why We Love It

We love that Mancala feels both ancient and fresh at the same time. Its rules are simple, but its strategy is deep enough to keep players coming back for decades.

Conversation Starters While You Play

• Mancala boards have been found carved into ancient temple stones.

• Some versions use 12 pits, others use 14 or more.

• Seeds were the original game pieces in many regions.

• Historians believe traveling merchants helped spread Mancala worldwide.

This wooden Mancala set is a beautiful way to share a piece of gaming history that has entertained people for millennia.