Oware: Awalé Mancala

Oware — the ancient West African sowing game — finally has a calm, modern home.

Learn oware in minutes with a hands-on tutorial, then face an opponent that plays fair: an AI you can actually beat on easy, and one worth beating at the top of the ladder. Offline, no ads, no account.

KEY FEATURES
- Interactive tutorial: sow, capture, and win on a live board — you learn oware by playing, not by reading rules
- A fair AI ladder: from a genuinely beatable beginner to a deep, punishing expert — it never cheats and never sees hidden information
- Pass & play: two players, one phone, the classic way
- The full base game free, forever: complete Abapa rules, the tutorial, and the easy AI
- Your stats: games, wins, captures, and your climb up the ladder
- Board themes: wood, stone, and calabash skins

WHO IT'S FOR
Players who grew up with a physical oware, awalé, or ayo board and want the real game in their pocket — and abstract-strategy fans looking for a deep mancala-family classic with a credible opponent.

WHAT'S DIFFERENT
Most oware apps are abandoned, ad-choked, or ship an opponent players don't trust. This one is maintained, has zero ads, teaches the game properly, and its AI plays by exactly the rules you see. One honest one-time unlock opens the full AI ladder, themes, and stats — no subscription, no power-ups.

A game of Ghana and West Africa, part of the wider sowing family — awalé, ayo, wari, bao — presented with the respect the classic deserves.

PRIVACY
Your games and stats stay on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking of your identity; optional anonymous analytics can be turned off in settings. Privacy policy: https://docs.lionsoft.ca/public/oware-privacy-policy

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