La'b Hakimi
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La'b Hakimi also known as La'b Akili (Intelligent Game), is a mancala
game played in Syria
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(Crazy Game) except the following:
Mancala
Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called "sowing" games, or "count-and-capture" games, which describes the game-play. Mancala games play a role in many African and some Asian societies comparable to that of chess in the West, or the game of Go in Eastern Asia...
game played in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
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Rules
The game has the same rules as La'b MadjnuniLa'b Madjnuni
La'b Madjnuni, also known as Crazy Game, is a mancala game played in Damascus in the late 19th century.- Rules :*The La'b Madjnuni board has seven pits, called bute, "houses," in front of each player....
(Crazy Game) except the following:
- At the beginning of the game, seven pieces are placed in each house.
- Each player may choose one of the seven houses under their control, instead of first taking from the house on their right.