Oware Heritage

Oware is one of the world's oldest strategy games: sow the seeds, count ahead and capture your opponent's marbles. Oware Heritage brings the game from the courtyards of Ghana to your phone, on hand-carved boards in cities and rooms around the world.

PLAY YOUR WAY
• Play the computer, from Easy to Expert, against Kwame Oti and a cast of Ghanaian players.
• Play a friend online: share a 6-letter code, on Android, iPhone or in a browser.
• Random opponent: get matched with a live player automatically.
• Pass-and-play: two players on one phone, or up to four in the family modes.

MANY WAYS TO PLAY
• Classics: Classic Four, Three and Two
• Kinsmen: every marble seeks its family. Capture groups of one colour.
• Hawkish and Vikings: new twists on Classic Four
• Stronghold and Kalah: store games on long boards
• Cross Fire, Retreat, Hunts, Harvest and more
• Last Man Standing: a three- or four-player battle
• Team Play for four
• How-to-play cards and guided practice for every mode

FAMILY GAME NIGHT ON THE TV
Cast the game to your TV and play from your phone, against the computer or with friends. Or play on a TV browser with the remote.

TRAVEL THE WORLD
Play in more than 35 cities, from Accra and Kumasi to Lagos, Cairo, New York, Rio and Tokyo. Every city comes with its story: greetings, language, food, music and history. A new City of the Day every day.

EXCLUSIVE ROOMS AND TOURNAMENT ARENAS
Play in a Dubai suite facing the Burj Khalifa, a Marrakech riad with live jazz, Black Star Square in Accra, Times Square and Marina Bay, with jewelled hands and exclusive marbles.

TOURNAMENTS
A 64-player tournament every three months, and the invitation-only Masters.

WATCH, CHEER AND STREAM
Watch live games, cheer the players on and send short comments (filtered and moderated). Streamer mode puts a join code on screen so your viewers can play you.

COLLECT AND CUSTOMISE
Earn Cowries by playing and spend them on Heritage boards, marble sets, mats, hands, avatars and cities. Daily challenges, quizzes and streaks bring surprise gifts.

No ads. No tracking. Free to play.