Yoté - Estratégia Africana

Yoté – African Strategy is a traditional strategy game originating from West Africa that challenges logical reasoning, anticipatory thinking, and strategic decision-making. The app offers an engaging experience based on capture, intelligent movement, and tactical reading of the board, inviting middle school students, high school students, and the general public to explore a game that combines simplicity in rules and strategic depth.
In Yoté, each player moves their pieces around the board with the goal of capturing the opponent's pieces through strategic jumps. After each capture, the player can remove an additional piece from the opponent, making planning even more crucial. The dynamics require constant attention, analysis of possibilities, and territorial control, transforming each game into an exercise in strategy and anticipation.

The app offers a system-controlled opponent mode and a two-player mode on the same device, promoting interaction, respect for the rules, and healthy competition. With a visual identity inspired by African culture and a carefully crafted thematic setting, Yoté – African Strategy is ideal for pedagogical use in the classroom, cultural workshops, and activities that value diversity and learning through play.
Developed for educational purposes, the app integrates tradition, strategy, and culture into an accessible digital experience, stimulating cognitive development and strategic thinking in a meaningful and contextualized way.