Kisolo

Kisolo (also spelled Chisolo) is a traditional mancala game played by the Luba, Lulua and Songye peoples of DR Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

[1] The board used to play Kisolo varies in size depending on common practice and region on the African continent .

In North East Zambia (Ba-Bemba country), the game is played as follows.

The first player starts by choosing a hole in their row nearest the opposition.

This continues until neither player can play, because they don't have a stone in their front row.

A hand made Kisolo 4x8 board 1965.