Mancala Adventures: Board Game
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Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Board
Languages
English
Mon Nov 03 2025
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Mancala Adventures is a modern reimagining of one of the world's oldest board games. Journey through a sprawling adventure map where you'll face off against skilled AI opponents and unique bosses. Use special power-ups to tip the scales or stick to the classic rules in local and online multiplayer modes. Whether you call it Kalah, Oware, or Congkak, this is the definitive Mancala experience.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Mancala Adventures brings the ancient board game into the modern era with some surprisingly fun 'Adventure' modes. While you can still play the classic game we all know, the addition of boss battles and special power-ups adds a layer of strategy that I haven't seen in other Mancala apps.
The graphics are vibrant and the animations are smooth. It's particularly good for learning the game—the AI difficulty scales well, and the visual cues for how many seeds are in a pit make it much easier to plan your 'go again' moves than on a physical board.
Features
Adventure mode with unique boss mechanics
Classic Mancala, Oware, and Kalah rulesets
Online and local 2-player multiplayer
Beautiful 3D environments and avatars
Tips & Walkthrough
Always look for a move where your last seed lands in your own store. This gives you an immediate extra turn, which is crucial for controlling the board.
Gameplays
If your last seed lands in an empty pit on your side, and the opponent has seeds in the opposite pit, you capture all of those seeds. Plan ahead to set up these big plays!
Screenshot
Q&A
Yes, you can unlock various boards and seed skins as you progress through the adventure mode.
Ratings & Reviews
Unless you have plenty of money don’t play it
Mon Dec 29 2025 pennmjspent so much money on this game trying to just be able to have the things that the other player has so that I can win and it’s ridiculous I do like the game it is nice. there’s way too many ads in the game so they’re already making money like that so then they shouldn’t be taxing their players the way they are just to win the game. but the thing is that unless you’re rich and you have plenty of money it’s game with little rewards and lots and lots of paying out and it’s not even fun anymore I’m on like Level 100 and it’s ridiculous the amount of money I have to pay to be able to beat these people because they send those little bots in with an artillery of different things to kill you so that you can’t beat it I play the same level over and over and over again and there’s just no way to beat it unless you have unless you pay out big-time . im probably out like $400 on just this one game.. and unfortunately it stops today I can’t beat the guy because he’s stacked with his whole artillery full of things to kill me that’s not how this game is actually played there is no freaking bombs and other things to kill you to steal your marbles n its not right and I don’t wanna pay anymore I’ve paid enough. developers need to realize that there’s real people playing real games here that enjoy their games that they’re ruining and I’m sure I’m not the only one stop trying to profit off of us and just make the game you already have the ads to make money it’s ridiculous what you’re doing.
Easy, Stressfree
Sun Sep 21 2025 lyss.alyssa0I’ve seen a lot of low reviews and it’s kind of surprising. At first, I hated the opponents power ups. I thought the game was the original game of Mancala so the use of power ups was confusing at first. However, once you realize how they work, it’s a fun game. I wish there was a game play where you also could just play the basic board game without the power ups as well though. I’ve read a few reviews saying it’s impossible or really difficult, but Mancala is a puzzle game 😭 it’s not supposed to be easy. It’s about strategy. And you can watch an ad for more power ups if you need, so I don’t see it as a dealbreaker. I’ve completed all levels right now so I can speak on it that it’s not impossible, you just gotta learn the power ups and use strategy. It’s honestly fun, not super exciting but it’s not supposed to be. It makes time pass and it’s not stressful. It’s genuinely my most played game on my phone. I also really love strategy and puzzle games so if you’re more into action then this isn’t for you.
Good Game/Bad Bug
Mon Nov 11 2024 Peasant18I have enjoyed playing this game for the most part. I think the power-ups were a creative addition to a classic game. However, I do wish there were a mode to play without them as the computer can be insufferable sometimes. I’ve ready many other reviews about this same problem, and it sounds like the developer is looking into it which is hopeful. I appreciate a dev who listens to their audience. I am now on level 56 and have come across a bug that no longer allows me to play. The star chest at the top left of the main page glows like it is ready to be open and does not allow me to click on anything else besides it. It is not ready to be opened however. I have tried redownloading the app and made sure it is up to date. Hopefully this bug can be patched soon so I can continue to play. So overall I would recommend this game but be warned that if you come across this bug you may no longer be able to play.
Not very fun! 0/10
Thu Jul 03 2025 UnfairlolooolI’ve never ever written a review ever in my life so I never thought to do this one. But I’ve just had a very unpleasant experience with this game. I would suggest to not download it and if you do delete it after you pass 10 levels. It was a fun game at first don’t get me wrong but after a certain point the computer matchups are just way too hard!!! They get power ups every single time and are able to use all at once while we can okay use one at once. They start first every time and are always getting a better start than we are and always able to make it to where they can always get another turn. It’s is so unfair!! Even when you attempt to make a move they always are one step ahead and counter it so easily. So not fun I understand the difficulty needs to be higher the more you play and win but honestly I was spending hours trying and trying on certain levels just to beat them. It was a fun game until it just became to hard to even think of what to do. I have deleted the game and don’t recommend downloading to anyone.
Computer almost always wins!
Wed Oct 09 2024 Lochelle38This game was fun for the first 15-20 levels. After that, the computer wins almost all the time. I started playing this app about six months ago. I got bored because the computer always wins. You can either make in-app purchases to help and keep playing, or use up all of your power ups you may have collected. I have forgotten about this game for over three months now. As of of October 8, 2024, the app doesn’t open. It gets stuck at the last moment on the loading bar. Guess I forgot about it too long. lol Oh well. That just means it’s time to uninstall this app and find something else to play.
Unplayable
Sun Oct 13 2024 dmanjensonAbsolutely garbage excuse of an app or “game”. First off, theres an add every 30 seconds (literally). Second off, you literally cannot win a game after level 50. The bots use 10 powerups every game and make it quite literally impossible to beat unless you spend money and buy power ups yourself. You never get the first move, and in turn, every single time you start your move, you will be 10 stones behind already from the first move. The opponent is borderline impossible, the only way to beat it is if you play the level over and over and hope you get a better RNG on your stone lineup. The problem with that is you only get 5 hearts, and have to either buy more, wait, or watch an ad to get more. Either way, this is complete garbage, you cannot expect anyone to play this longer than 10 minutes, as it is literally unplayable. You spend more time watching ads than you do watching the AI get 20 stones first move. Absolute garbage game and honestly a scam. This game needs to be taken off the app store immediately.
Please make an option to play without power up’s!!!!!!!!
Wed Mar 04 2026 ldrlover512I understand that some people like them, but it honestly gets old when you are losing after two rounds of a game because the computer you are playing with uses two to three power up’s on every turn. It’s also very unfair that you have a limited amount, but the number of power up’s that your opponent is given restarts every game. It is impossible to win, and the lives you are given run out very fast when the computer has reached 25 rocks with their power up’s before you’ve even made your third or fourth move. I don’t like using them myself because I want to play real Mancala, not this. No offense to the developers, but if an option to play without these power up’s does not become available, I will be deleting this app. It is so frustrating when you are about to win based on skill, but the computer pulls out multiple power up’s at the last minute to cause you to lose.
About to delete.
Thu Jun 26 2025 Taylor_grinageI spend hours playing this game, I I have used my own money to advance in this game but the app itself is staring to disappoint me. Every time I open the app it takes forever to load and some time it doesn’t at all. I opened the app yesterday and after saving up 60,000 in coins they were ALL completely gone. And when I play against, what’s suppose to be online players, I’m playing again the same 8 different people who’s scores are always higher than mine which leads me to believe the online or ‘’vs’’ version is just the computers also. I actually really enjoyed this app, I’m not sure what happened to it.
Some Youtube Videos found!
News found!
Behind the scenes: Bringing one of Africa’s oldest board games to life on mobileAfrican publisher Carry1st has turned Mancala, one of the world's oldest board games, into a mobile game. The game Mancala Adventures...
PocketGamer.biz Mon Apr 28 2025
Mancala Adventures: A Fun Take on a Classic Board GameMancala, one of the oldest board games, has been played for centuries worldwide and continues to captivate strategic minds.
IGN Africa Tue Jan 28 2025
Cordel Robbin-Coker Turns Mobile Gaming into an Opportunity in AfricaCordel Robbin-Coker (photo) is a tech entrepreneur from Sierra Leone. He is the co-founder and CEO of Carry1st, a mobile gaming and digital commerce platform.
We are Tech Mon Apr 28 2025
Sony is making a bold bet on an African gaming startup to boost PlayStation’s reach in the continentThe Japanese consumer electronics and gaming giant has invested an undisclosed sum into Carry1st, a video game studio based in Cape Town, South Africa.
CNBC Wed Aug 28 2024
Top game development studios in Africa and their vision for the futureWe've put together some of the leading game development studios in Africa to showcase their innovative projects.
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