Ouril

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The Ouril (also Ourin ) is an old board game that belongs to the family of Mancala games. It is often played under this name in Cape Verde .

Cabo Verde Ouril game

target

Ouril consists of a board with 2 × 6 round hollows (banco de orim) and 48 pieces at the start. The aim of the game is to hit 25 stones on the opposing side of the playing field.

regulate

  • At the beginning of the game there are 4 stones in each well.
  • The game is played alternately one by one.
  • When making a move, the player takes all stones from a hollow on his side and distributes them counterclockwise to all subsequent hollows on the board, including the opposing side.
  • If there are more than 11 stones in the hollow selected for the train, the starting hollow will be released during the first round trip.
  • If the last stone lands in a hollow of the opponent and there are now 2 or 3 stones in this hollow, the player wins these stones.
  • If there are now 2 or 3 stones in front of the hollow with the captured stones (counterclockwise), the game also wins them. This can be repeated any number of times (on the opposing side).
  • A hollow with 1 or 4 (or more) stones stops the removal against the actual direction of play.
  • If a player has no more stones on his side, the second player must make a move that leads stones from his side to the opposing side.
  • If this is not possible, the second player wins all remaining stones on his side.
  • The winner is whoever has captured 25 or more stones first.

variants

As a variant for children and beginners, boards with 2 × 4 hollows are also used.

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