Awale

AWALE ----- Keywords : AWALE AWELE MANCALA WARI AFRICAN STONE GAME WINDOWS WIN32 MACINTOSH SHAREWARE INTERNET Version : 2.2.2c Web homepage: http://wwwperso.hol.fr/~myriad/awale.htm or http://members.aol.com/GBShare/awale.htm mac (971 Kb): http://wwwperso.hol.fr/~myriad/awale.hqx http://members.aol.com/GBShareMac/awale.hqx ftp://members.aol.com/GBShareMac/awale.hqx African Stone game The Awale is one of the most ancient games still played. The Masai say that the Awale was invented by Sindillo, the son of the first man, Maitoumbe, and was originally called geshe. The rules of the game are simple, but the strategies needed to win are quite challenging. With Awale, you'll play against the computer or another player to one of the 13 pre-defined rules from all over the world (from India to Barbados). The object of the game is to capture more stones than your opponent. To help you learn and play the game, a dialog box appears with comments on the actions performed. You can: define your own rules, undo the last move, see the history list of all played holes in the game (allowing you to restart a game at any point to find another strategy), and more. Awale also features: excellent graphics and sound effects, scoring, online help, game save, a powerful A.I. algorithm, user-definable Grand Master level, and an English and French version.