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Welcome and "Hallo"!
- My page in Portuguese. Minha página em portugues.

That's me (not the dog).
My favorite hobbies are mancala games, hiking, cooking and animals (I have three chicken and four running ducks). In my spare time I co-moderate the Yahoo!Group mancalagames, a gorgeous forum founded by the British Oware player Paul Smith, and I am the owner of a large international forum (almost 600 registered members) on intentional communities. I studied Culture and Religion at Tübingen University and graduated in 1999 (Master of Arts).
My favorite mancala games are Togus Kumalak (German spelling ;-), Lamlameta, 55Stones, Kauri and Layli Goobalay (as played in Berbera, Somaliland). In 2011, I became the German Vice-Champion in Toguz Kumalak.

German Toguz Kumalak Championship 2011
I have invented numerous mancala games: 55Stones (2002), Afrika (2004), Geisterfahrer (2004), Pas de Deux (2004), Progressive Mancala (2004), Rondell (2005), Kauri (2006), Manji (2007), Trias (2008), Dogon (2010), Dracala (2010, and Toguz Poddavki (2010). In addition, I suggested some meta-games such as Condi Mancala (2006), Royal Mancala (2006) and Suicide Mancala (2010). There are also a few other board games I authored: Netak (1973), Doppelt hält besser (mid-1970s), Einauge (mid-1980s), Dornröschendame (1986), 1000-Volt-Go (1988; tournaments in Germany and the USA), Walking Purchase (2001) and Écoute-moi! (2002).
Almost a decade ago, I authored numerous articles for the Canadian Abstract Games magazine until the it became defunct. At that time (in 2002/2003) I was a jury member of the Simultaneous Game Design Competition sponsored by About Abstract Games and Abstract Games magazine. What a pity - there wasn't even one single mancala game!
Collector
In my library, I have a small collection of mancala boards (about 70), a growing number of monographs on mancala games (42 at the moment) and many research articles on mancala (more than 400).
The highlights of my collection (traditional boards only) are:
- An Adi board (Teak wood, adorned with graven huts) from Togo (Kpalimé region)
- Six Oware boards ("Airport" style), one of them made by Kofi Tall, and one magnificent Oware game table (board carried by an elephant) from Ghana
- An Ayo board from Nigeria made in the 1970s
- Three Bao boards from Zanzibar, Tanzania
- One Endodoi board (2x8) from Tanzania
- One Bao board from Kenya
- One Bao board from Italy (Changamano)
- An Omweso board from Uganda
- Five Toguz Kumalak boards (plastics) from Kazakhstan
- One Toguz Kumalak board (wood) handcrafted by the German Toguz Kumalak master Jurij Nold
- One Toguz Korgool board (plastics) from Kyrgyztan
- A Chonka board (lacquered wood) from Borneo, Indonesia
- A huge Congkak board from Indonesia shaped like a dragon boat
- A fish-shaped Dakon board (wood batik) from Java, Indonesia
- A sophisticated Mechiwa board from Bali, Indonesia
- A Sungka board (wood batik) from the Philippines
- A handcrafted Alemungula board made by Portuguese students in Lisbon
My Articles
First published on wikimanQala
I authored the following articles (the actual name on Mancala World is given):
Modern Mancala Games
- 4-Player Mancala
- 55Stones
- Afrika
- Ägyptisches Muschelspiel
- Amboseli Game
- Atomic Wari
- Austrian Solitaire
- Awele Bohnanza
- Balduman's Mancala Game
- Banan-Cala
- Banking Ball Game
- Basic Crossroads
- Bulgarian Solitaire
- Calady
- Chuba
- Circular Composition
- Cirk
- Cross-Endodoi
- Cross-Kalah
- Cross-Wari
- Cups
- Eppstein's Mancala Game
- Fergen Goobalay
- Geisterfahrer
- Glass Bead Game
- Ioiwari
- Kalah
- Kauri
- Kid-Cala
- long night game
- Mancala Spellorama
- Mankka
- Micro-Wari
- MiniMancala
- Monokalah
- Montreal Solitaire
- Multitchouka
- Nano-Wari
- Nasty Crossroads
- Njaka's Mancala Game
- Nyakun
- Partisan Sowing
- Pas de Deux
- Progressive Mancala
- Random Bulgarian Solitaire
- Reaping
- Robertson's Mancala Game
- Rondell
- Ruma
- Sahara
- Sowing
- Space Walk
- Stones in Cups
- Tchoukaillon
- Tornado
- Two-handed Bulgarian Solitaire
- Yann's Mancala Problem
Traditional Mancala Games
- Adji-boto
- A-i-ú
- Alemungula
- Ali Guli Mane
- Andada
- Anywoli
- Aw-li On-nam Ot-tjin
- Ban-Ban
- Bao Kiarabu
- Baré
- Bohnenspiel
- Bosh
- Carolina Solitaire
- Cenne
- Chongka'
- Congkak
- Dakon
- Daramutu
- El Arnab
- En Gehé
- Eson Korgool
- Giuthi
- Huroy
- J'erin
- Kâra
- Katro
- Kisolo
- Kotu-baendum
- Lahemay Waladat
- Lamlameta
- Latho
- Layli Goobalay (long board)
- Luuth
- Mandoli
- Mangala II
- Mefuvha
- Moruba
- Mwambulula
- Nsolo
- Obridjie
- Omweso
- Pasu Pondi
- Qelat (Beni Amir & Mensa)
- Qelat (Keren)
- Rio Kadalis
- Sadéqa
- Selus
- Sungka
- Tap-urdy
- Tok Ku Rou
- Um el Bagara
- Unee Tugaluulach
- Vai Lung Thlan
- Warra
- Waurie
Other Sowing Games
Meta-Games
Other Terms related to Mancala
People related to Mancala
Mancala Lists
Dictionaries
- Bao dictionary (together with Víktor Bautista i Roca).
- Hus dictionary
- Omweso dictionary
First published on Wikinfo
Modern Mancala Games
- Bao Arabica
- Canicas
- Catch 19
- étoile
- Grand Coastal Oh-Wah-Ree
- Hackaback
- Kariba
- Manji
- Martian Mancala
- mikro tsoro
- Numercy
- Pass It On
- Pyramidis
- Sämann
- Tchuka Ruma
- Trias
- Widdershins
Two-dimensional Sowing Games
Traditional Mancala Games
- Traditional mancala games
- Agsinnoninka
- Al-manqala
- Azigo
- Bao la Kimasai (two rows)
- Bulto
- Embeli
- Halusa
- Hoyito III
- Imbelece
- Isolo I
- Kánji-guti
- Kiothi
- Mancala board of Arguni
- Mangala I
- Piç
- Rath
- Songo Ewondo
- Tchouba
- Tsoro
Meta-Games
General Mancala Articles
First published on Mancala World
The following articles were first published here:
- 10 Mighty Men
- 10 Sen coin
- 1st German Toguz Kumalak Championship
- A Cairene Café
- Abalala'e
- Achochodi
- Ajua
- Aligulimane
- Andot
- Arkaneum Merchant
- Armada
- Artwork
- Ayit
- Ayoayo
- BalaGwari
- Bao 6x2
- Bao Kigogo
- Bao Kingulu
- Bao la Kete (Lamu)
- Bao la Kimasai (four rows)
- Bao la Kujifunza
- Barbados Warri
- Bawo
- Bay Khom
- Bechi
- Bibliography
- BigBasin
- Biwele
- Blogs
- Blue Nile
- Bohnenspiel dictionary
- Bonus move
- Boola
- Buku
- Bule Perga
- Caduceus
- Caribbean Charlie
- Cascades
- Cash in Hand
- Ceelkoqyuqkoqiji
- Çevále
- Cheating
- Chisolo I
- Chisolo II
- Choro I
- Choro II
- Clark D. Rodeffer
- Congkak Congak
- Continuing On
- Cranium Grab & Go Mancala Mania - Purple Stone Variant
- Cycle
- Cyril Christian
- Congkak dictionary
- Dabuda
- Djenon Abe
- Djenon Aboure
- Dogon
- Dong Wo
- Dorn Bones
- Dracala
- Drunken Mancala
- Education
- En Dodoi
- Enkeshui
- F.I.L.O
- Freedom
- Galatjang
- Game of Uril
- Ghosting
- Gold weights
- Goré
- Grand Arabian Oh-Wah-Ree
- Grand Dog-Gone Oh-Wah-Ree
- House of Flower, House of Harmony
- Hesa
- Horncala
- Hufesay
- Ī (Kaça)
- Igisoro dictionary
- Interior No. 29
- International Bao Tournament, Nijmegen
- Jama Musse Jama
- Je ki n je
- Jean Retschitzki
- Jigsaw Puzzle
- Jurij Nold
- Kabwanga
- Kalawacki
- Kanotta
- KASKA
- Katra Be
- Katra Fandatsaka
- Katra Gorobaka
- Katra Mpantsaka
- Kofi C. Agudoawu
- Kpé
- Kpo
- Kuoless
- Kwahilka Aitidikus
- L'ab al-Akil
- L'ab al-Ghashim
- La'b Madjnuni
- La'b Rosëya
- Lamè Uwèlèdèt
- Laomuzhuqi
- Larry Russ
- Leb Bbut Ahbochen
- Longbeu-a-cha
- Lukho
- Mak Khom
- Mancala for two violins
- Mancala Games (book)
- Mancala Solitaire (1)
- Mancala Solitaire (2)
- Mancala tournaments at MSO Cambridge
- Mancala tournaments in Germany
- Mancala World
- mancalagames (Yahoo! forum)
- Mangala III
- Mangala IV
- Manuel Raimundo Querino
- Mbothe
- Mega Volcano
- Melting Volcano
- Mini Volcano
- Mkomwe
- Modular arithmetic of mancala games
- Montenegrinisches Mancala
- Mulabalaba
- Murus Gallicus
- Museums
- Music
- Nāh
- Names
- Nanelé
- No Seed
- Nsa Isong
- Odalisques Playing a Mancala Game in the Harem
- Ohojichi
- Ohvalhu
- Olowuka
- Online Games
- Orancala
- Ouri (Portugal)
- Ouril Players
- Owani
- Oware tournaments at Deskohrani
- Owela
- Paul Smith
- Playing a Game of Mancala
- Playing Sungka
- Playing the Ô Ăn Quan Game
- Quindo
- Raja Pasu
- Raja Pasu Mandiri
- Reception in a Turkish Harem
- Round-and-Round Warri
- Sàn Yáo
- Seo's Unknown Game
- Shyaam aMbul aNgoong
- Slimetrail
- Slime-Moku
- Snail Trail
- Snake Pit
- Sokusowó
- Solitaire Volcano
- Songo dictionary
- Songo Douala
- Sow?
- Spreta
- Stamps
- Stoplight Mancala
- Storm
- Suicide Mancala
- Sulus Aidi
- Sulus Nishtaw
- Surname-i Humayun 367-A
- Sungka Festival and Tournament in Vienna, 2008
- Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain
- Swahili
- Takti
- Tegre
- Tempi
- The Colony
- THI`
- Timeline
- Tippy's Mancala Game
- Toguz Poddavki
- Trevor Simon
- Tricala
- Trip-n-Trap
- Turkish Girls Who Play Mangala
- Twins of Mankala
- Two Greek or Franconian Ladies Sitting on a Divan and Playing Mancala
- Uril Board
- Urim
- Urim Hands
- Vertigo
- Víktor Bautista i Roca
- Wahree
- Walak-pussa
- Wari Tournament, Castle Lißberg
- Warri (Antigua)
- Wa-wee
- Wendy im Galopp
- wikimanQala
- William Julius Champion Jr. (critical views)
- William Daniel Troyka
- Woaley
- Woll
- Worri
- Wouri
- Xavier Blanvillain
- Yit Jani
- Yit Nuri
- Yucebao