Classic Wooden Mancala Game Board

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• Classic Mancala Game
• Solid Wood
• Stores Conveniently
• Hand Painted
• Recommended Age Rating is 6 years and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 8.3 x 16.7 inches ; 2.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000INSP6A
• Item model number: 4362
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 years and up
• Batteries: 4361 Lithium ion batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,833 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Introducing this very special Mancala game with a distinctive, nostalgic style! Our new Mancala game set is made of solid wood, painted by hand in handsome colors, and features clever a storage system that hold all the pieces securely. This beautiful set also makes a fantastic table top or wall decoration while not in play.

Product Description

A strategic game played all over the world, this heirloom-quality, hand-carved wooden game board with 48 shimmering, colorful stones includes an attached pouch for convenient storage and a detailed instruction booklet. Measures 18" x 11" x 1.8".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars misleading claims, December 25, 2008

By 

cook (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Classic Wooden Mancala Game Board (Toy)

This product claims to be "crafted with the care and attention of a cherished heirloom", with game pieces "of the highest quality", that store in "a wooden box" and "a top grain suede pouch". While the game functions and is a lot of fun, the claims about its construction are a load of bull. The box is framed in slats of pine, about what you'd expect an orange crate to be made of. The frame is rough and ours had jagged gobs of glue in the inside corners. The playing base is medium density fiberboard with wood veneer - not solid wood. The pouch is made of microfiber fabric, sort of a faux suede. How this company gets away with such outright lies about the product's construction, which it clearly prides itself on, is beyond me. What's more amazing is that people who bought the game actually seem to believe the claims!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality, May 12, 2008

By 

L. Alix-Garth (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Classic Wooden Mancala Game Board (Toy)

This Mancala board is great.

To summarize quickly:

"This board is excellent quality. It has an aged look that makes it seem more like a piece of art than a gaming board. Quality wood and quality paint work that doesn't look like it was stamped out by a machine assembly line. The pouch which holds the manacala stones is a great additive which adds to the overall look of his manacal board"

It looks a little more aged than the picture does which I think is appropriate for a game that has been around since BC.

The board itself looks to be made of actual wood. Not sure what kind but it definitely isn't that cheap plastic wood that you usually see nowadays.

The locking mechanism they speak of is just a pouch with a leather strap that is intertwined around the top. The pouch is also attached to the top of the board.

The board is also appropriately sized and the slots are as well

When they described the locking mechanism I though it would be a compartment on the side of the board. I was slightly dissapointed to learn it was only a pouch.

The pouch is sturdy and it adds to the overall aged look. Hung on the wall it looks like a piece of art.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!, January 9, 2010

By 

T. Shoemaker "yogamama" (new mexico) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Classic Wooden Mancala Game Board (Toy)

I chose this for my adult daughter who has been playing Mancala for quite some time. The board is beautiful and durable - it's so beautiful it doesn't need to be put away when the game is finished.