Mancala For Kids

by Pressman Toy

Product Features

• Features colorful animals for kid play
• The wood board game folds in half
• Wood game board with hinge, 48 colorful plastic pieces
• For 2 players
• Agers 6 and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 10 x 1.6 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TFZJ
• Item model number: 4428-06
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,613 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

It's called Mancala For Kids, but, aside from having the traditional playing stones shaped into plastic animal forms, it's a surprisingly elegant version of the centuries-old pebble-snatching pursuit. With its clasped and hinged board fashioned of solid hardwood, this game's equipment is finer than many deluxe sets on the market, and the simple classic rules are intact. Two players still scoop out stones from one of their wells, dropping one in each subsequent pocket and trying to collect opposing pieces. So, go ahead and call it Mancala For Kids--at least until your little opponent scoops up all your doggies, fishies, and widdle turtles and wins the game. --Tony Mason

Product Description

Elephants, dogs, lions and more! Collect as many colorful animal "gemstones" as you can in this game of Mancala for Kids. Features: solid wood hinged playing board; 48 colorful, animal-shaped playing pieces and illustrated instructions. Also includes Spanish instructions. For two players.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good Mancala set, but not the best, October 27, 2000

By 

Trivimp (Warrensburg, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mancala For Kids (Toy)

Mancala, of course, is one of my all-time favorite low-tech games; now my daughter plays it for hours with her friends, just like I did 30 years ago.

This set has a nice folding wooden board and the fun animal-shaped plastic pieces -- the kids like the animals, and the irregular shapes actually are easier to handle than smooth stones. It also stores fairly compactly.

The three things I don't like about this set:

- the clasp is very difficult to work. You will break your thumbnail.

- The pits aren't deep enough to hold more than about 5 stones. This is a problem when you get a big stack.

- The wooden hinges, while allowing the board to lie flat, look flimsy and are difficult to work.

In all, a good game marred by a few technical problems, but the kids won't care.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mancala, November 23, 2001

A Kid's Review

= 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: Mancala For Kids (Toy)

Mancala is a great GAME THAT TAKES A LOT OF SKILL, TECHNIQUE, AND BRAIN POWER. yOU CAN THINK UP OF MANY DIFFERENT STRATEGIES IN ONE GAME THAT CAN HELP YOU BEAT THE OPPOSING PLAYER. iT'S FUN AND EDUCATIONAL BOTH AT THE SAME TIME AND DESERVES 5 STARS UNDER EACH CATAGORY.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for 6-7 year olds, July 3, 2007

By 

Caroline B. Poser "Author and Columnist" (Small town in MA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mancala For Kids (Toy)

We have given this gift for birthday presents several times. It is a good old-fashioned game, i.e., not electronic, not superheros, not spawned by a TV show.