Kuzhi 1: Pallankuzhi

A wooden board, cowrie shells, and the sowing-and-capture game South Indian families have played for generations — now on your phone.

Pallankuzhi is the traditional South Indian mancala-family game played for generations on a carved wooden board of 14 pits — sow seeds around the board, capture your opponent's, and empty their side before they empty yours.

Kuzhi 1 brings that same board to your phone: real wood-and-cowrie-shell photography instead of flat icons, the same sowing rhythm, and the same family-table feel, whether you're playing solo, passing the phone back and forth with someone next to you, or matched online with a room code.

FEATURES

• Vs Computer — play against an AI opponent at your own pace • Two Players — share one device; the far player's row and name turn to face them, exactly as if you'd swapped seats at a real board • Online — create or join a match with a short room code, no account needed • The optional "four seed" capture rule, on or off, matching however your family plays it • Two coin styles — the traditional cowrie shells, or tamarind seeds • Sound, haptics, and animation speed, all adjustable • Play completely offline — nothing about local play ever needs a connection

No ads. No account required to play solo or locally. No tracking.

Pallankuzhi has many regional and family rule variations — Kuzhi 1 plays a common base ruleset, with the well-known "four seed" variant available as a toggle in Settings.