Mancala Kalah Offline

Six pits a side, four seeds in each, and one rule that changes everything: drop your last seed in your own store and you go again. This is Mancala the way Kalah plays it, against the computer or a friend on the same phone, with no internet needed.

Mancala is a whole family of seed games. This app plays one of them, Kalah, with six pits per side and four seeds in each pit. The home screen names the rules, so you always know which game you're playing.

HOW IT PLAYS
• Tap one of your pits and its seeds are sown one at a time, counterclockwise
• Your last seed in your store gives you a free turn
• Land in an empty pit on your side and you capture the seeds across
• When a row runs dry, the game ends and the most seeds wins

THREE COMPUTER LEVELS
Easy plays loosely and is good for learning. Medium looks one reply ahead. Hard searches many moves deep and plans around free turns, so it'll punish a careless move. You pick who starts.

TWO PLAYERS ON ONE PHONE
Hand the phone across the table. Player 1 has the bottom row, Player 2 the top, and Undo takes back one move.

EVERY SEED COUNTS
Every pit and store shows its exact count in a big number, so you never have to count pebbles. After each move a short line tells you what happened, like "You captured 5 seeds." or "The computer gets another turn."

LEARN AS YOU PLAY
Move tips outline a pit whose last seed ends in your store, and say why. They're on by default and you can switch them off in Settings. There's also a How to play page with small board diagrams for sowing, free turns, captures and the end of the game.

THE DETAILS
• Undo against the computer goes back to your last decision
• Your game is saved, so you can close the app and carry on later
• Wins, losses, draws, best streak and most seeds for each level
• Normal or fast sowing, plus a reduced motion option
• A warm walnut board in dark mode and a light linen look for daytime
• Sound and vibration you can turn off
• No account and no sign in

About ads: the app is free to download and shows a small banner at the bottom of the screen. Your first three games have no full screen ads. After that, one may show now and then after a finished game, when you tap Rematch or Home. Never during a game. A one time purchase removes all ads, and it restores on a new phone.

Set up the board and see if you can earn three turns in a row.