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	Omweso Information
		Omweso, sometimes shortened to Mweso, is a mancala popular in Uganda.
		Omweso requires a board of 32 pits, arranged with eight pits lengthwise towards the players, and four pits deep.
		Article on Omweso rules and society in Mankala in East Africa.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Omweso (637 words)

	Omweso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Omweso, sometimes shortened to Mweso, is a mancala popular in Uganda.
		Omweso requires a board of 32 pits, arranged with eight pits lengthwise towards the players, and four pits deep.
		Article on Omweso rules and society in Mankala in East Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Omweso (694 words)

	Wiki - manqala.org - Mancala Games /Omweso
		Omweso and its rules were first described in Europe by R. Shackell in 1934.
		People of the lower classes rarely played Omweso and women were discouraged by telling them that they would be not developping breasts if they would play the game.
		Omweso was revived by the Bataka movement which was started in 1947 by James Miti and Sezario Mulumba and the return of Sir Edward Mutesa II from his British exile in 1955.
	www.manqala.org /wiki/index.php/MancalaGames/Omweso (1439 words)

	[WikiEN-l] Multilingual?
		The question is whether omweso, the Ugandan game of this family, should be called 'Ugandan mancala' instead.
		Neither term, 'omweso' or 'Ugandan mancala', is common usage.
		The former term is more accurate (there is apparently an omweso variant played in Entebbe).
	mail.wikipedia.org /pipermail/wikien-l/2003-November/008508.html (198 words)

	Omweso
		Different from the other Count and Capture boards in the Museum collection, the Omweso board is a four row Count and Capture board.
		Omweso is a type of Count and Capture game for two players and played on a board with 32 holes arranged in 4 rows of 8 holes each.
		The most interesting rule in Omweso is the reverse capture rule where a player can choose to sow clockwise but only to make a capture directly from his left-most 4 holes (i.e.
	gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca /VirtualExhibits/countcap/pages/omwe.html (1287 words)

	Omweso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Each player'sterritory is the 16 pits on their side of the board.
		In tournament play, a player is allowed up to threeminutes to finish his move - if this cannot be done, the game is annulled.
		An Acrobat file that provides some information on thehistory and rules of omweso.
	therfcc.org /omweso-235060.html (628 words)

	Omweso -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Region: (A landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962) Uganda
		Omweso, sometimes shortened to Mweso, is a (Click link for more info and facts about mancala) mancala popular in (A landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962) Uganda.
		It uses a 8×4 board instead of the 6×2 board used in games like (Click link for more info and facts about Oware) Oware.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/O/Om/Omweso.htm (645 words)

	Mancala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called sowing games or count and capture games, which comes from the general gameplay.
		The best known games of this family in the West are Oware, Kalah, Omweso, and Bao.
		Mancala games play a role in many African and some Asian societies comparable to that of chess in the West.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mancala (1308 words)

	The Game of Bao, or Mancala, in East Africa
		In particular, omweso, mweso and wezo are names commonly found in Uganda and Tanzania.
		A Ugandan always plays omweso as fast as possible and the slightest hesitation is actually penalised forfeiting by the move.
		The Maasai have a unique style which gives the impression of incomprehensible confusion to any spectator insofar as several players appear to be, and actually are, playing simultaneously on the same board.
	www.driedger.ca /mankala/Man-1.html (2854 words)

	Omweso
		OMWESO is one of the Mancala / Bao series of games and this version from Cheatwell Games is said to be the variant coming from Uganda.
		"Originating from the time of the Ancient Pharaoahs, Omweso is a game that spread with trade along the Nile and became established as an important culrural pastime in the Kingdoms of Uganda.
		As in other versions of this game the essential strategy of Omweso is to capture your opponent's marbles without leaving yourself open to capture.
	boardgamegeek.com /game/17932 (364 words)

	Abstract Games magazine: game strategy articles, game reviews, news : MAGAZINE
		Those who read the Bao articles will notice that Omweso uses the same board as Bao but without the 'houses.' Also in common with Bao each player is in control of the seeds in the two nearest rows.
		A game of Omweso is decided when one player has possession of all the seeds or has reduced the opponent to possession of singletons only.
		In either case the opponent is unable to move and thus loses.
	www.abstractgamesmagazine.com /omweso.html (2383 words)

	Omweso - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This page was last modified 16:42, 11 Jun 2005.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Omweso contains research on
		Omweso, Rules, Equipment, Object, Setup, Sowing, Relay Sowing, Capturing, Reverse Capturing, Alternate victory conditions, Never ending moves and External Links.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Mweso (725 words)

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		Mancala games differ in the playing equipment that is used - the word mancala from the Arabic refers usually to the wooden board with rows of pits carved out, into which the pieces (seeds) are dropped just as a farmer would sow peas into small depressions.
		Omweso is a four-row game with eight holes per row; oware is a two-row game with six holes in a row.
		The 2002 Cambridge MSO attracted notable international visitors such as Japanese chess professionals, a Czech draughts team, and Hudson Kyagaba, an omweso champion and vice-chairman of the Uganda Omweso Association, a return visitor again in 2003.
	news.britemb.msk.ru /article.php?id=2814 (932 words)

	Abstract Games magazine: game strategy articles, game reviews, news : MAGAZINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Those who read the Bao articles will notice that Omweso uses the same board as Bao but without the 'houses.' Also in common with Bao each player is in control of the seeds in the two nearest rows.
		A game of Omweso is decided when one player has possession of all the seeds or has reduced the opponent to possession of singletons only.
		In either case the opponent is unable to move and thus loses.
	abstractgamesmagazine.com /omweso.html (2383 words)

	Omweso Rules
		Omweso is a board game for two players.
		It is played on a board of 32 holes, arranged as four rows of eight.
		The letters do not appear on a real Omweso board, but we are going to use them here in explaining the rules.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /paul.smith25/mindsports/omweso_rules.html (1711 words)

	Eldrbarry's Mancala Games: Oware and Omweso Links
		The best known games of this family in the Western world are Oware (Ghana), Kalah, Omweso (Uganda), and Bao (Zimbabwe) - though the names may vary from place to place.
		Omweso and Bao both use boards with four rows of eight pits.
		Omweso is the national game of Uganda and is played on a board with 4x8 holes and 64 seeds.
	www.eldrbarry.net /hatr/mankala.htm (1161 words)

	Omweso \| BoardGameGeek
		OMWESO is part of the Mancala Family and this version from Cheatwell Games is said to be the variant coming from Uganda.
		As in other versions of this game the essential strategy of Omweso is to capture your opponent's marbles without leaving yourself open to capture.
		Omweso at the new wikimanqala (please, remove the old and outdated link)
	www.boardgamegeek.com /game/17932 (399 words)

	Mancala - Wikinfo
		Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called sowing games, count and capture games or pit and pebble games, which comes from the general gameplay.
		The best known games of this family in the Western world are Kalah, Sungka, Oware, Omweso, and Bao.
		However, this is not true for Toguz Kumalak, the national game of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and for most four-rank mancala games such as Bao and Omweso.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Mancala (4771 words)

	International Omweso Society
		Omweso rules are elegant and easy to learn, but it is said to be the most challenging mancala game in Africa.
		In this website you can find the mancala rules of the Omweso game, strategies and tactics for playing, information on Omweso tournaments and cultural background.
		The International Omweso Society is a not-for-profit organisation with objectives of increasing awareness of Omweso Mancala and thereby some aspects of Ugandan culture.
	www.geocities.com /omweso (108 words)

	Mancala, Bao - Online Guide
		In Uganda, they play Omweso, a four-rank game of some skill.
		The rules for Oware and a quite complex version of Bao can be obtained from Masters Traditional Games.
		Omweso, the national game of Uganda - a truly marvellous country.
	www.tradgames.org.uk /games/Mancala.htm (866 words)

	Board Game Studies
		Omweso is a mancala game played in Uganda.
		The board appears similar to Bao, but in fact the rules are markedly different.
		The "maths of Omweso" as published by the late Professor J.V. Mayega is discussed.
	www.boardgamesstudies.org /colloquium/barcelona/mostra.cgi?abs/11.txt (163 words)

	Omweso - Omweso - encyclopaedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		International Omweso Society The official mancala rules of Uganda culture Omweso is an ancient mancala game played in Uganda.
		Kalah, Mancala, Omweso, Wari, etc. Mancala ·; The International Omweso Society · The Oware Society UK.
		Omweso seems to have first been described in European academia in 1913 by
	enginearea.com /eger/omweso.htm (126 words)

	[Bgs] Game Of Oware - TV Programme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It covers about Oware and the Ugandan game of Omweso, with interviews with Seth and Glenda (Oware Society) and members of the Ugandan Omweso team, various Oware champions.
		The next two showings are tomorrow (Wed 20th Aug) on Sky channel 271 (in the UK satellite only) at 12:55 and 16:55 If you miss these, further showings may follow - check the alphabetical listing guide under "Game".
		Yours, Brian Wernham International Omweso Society London web: www.omweso.org email: omweso at blueyonder.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you no longer wish to receive these occasional e-mails about Omweso, simply reply to omweso at blueyonder.co.uk with the subject set to "remove" _______________________________________________ Bgs mailing list Bgs at mailman.drac.com http://mailman.draccom/mailman/listinfo/bgs I would be very interested in this documentary.
	espardenya.drac.com /pipermail/bgs/2003-August/000013.html (221 words)

	MindZine - Mancala Games
		It is a four-rank mancala game, with 8 holes in each row, and it is a "multi-lap" game with the possibility of several sowings on each move.
		There are various ways to win, but the basic idea is to capture seeds and deprive the opponent of moves.
		The best place to find out information about Omweso, including the rules and information about competitions, is from the International Omweso Society.
	www.msoworld.com /mindzine/news/classic/mancala.html (4190 words)

	Rules of Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Omweso is a game of the mancala family, and is the national game of Uganda.
		These omweso rules have been produced with the help and support of the International Omweso Society.
		Fanorona is the national game of Madagascar, and has been played for hundreds of years.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /paul.smith25/mindsports/rules.html (95 words)

	Earhart Aviator - Amelia Earhart Middle School of Technology - Front Page
		Another definition states that chess is a most intriguing intellectual challenge, played in a cultured manner according t...
		Omweso is a Mancala type game from Uganda, with 4 rows.
		The picture of Omweso on the right was b...
	my.schooljournalism.org /mi/detroit/aems/index.cfm?eid=906 (1798 words)

	Omweso
		But the Ugandan ‘Omweso’ has all 32 holes the same size and shape:
		It is considerably harder to find the 'classic' shaped unhinged variety of boards nowadays, but the craft stall at the Kisubi tombs, on the outskirts of Kampala, has some in stock.
		As I mentioned in the Basic Rules page on this website, an Omweso board appears similar to that of the Swahili/Zanzibarian game of Bao, but the rules are very different.
	www.geocities.com /omweso/omwesoarticle6version1.html (873 words)

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		It is palyed on a board which consists of four rows with eight holes each.
		A detailed introduction in Omweso can be found on the website of the International Omweso Society, London.
		I think Omweso is easier to learn as Bao, because there are less rules and special cases like the rules for the nyumba etc.
	www.jwertenauer.de /eng/omweso/omweso.htm (95 words)

	Mancala Game > Mancala 2000 PC MAC Shareware > Free Mancala Download
		This board, from the author's collection, was used in the first "Mind Games Olympiad" in London, 1997.
		In Uganda, they play Omweso, a four-rank game of some skill.
		The Mancala board is typical of a Ugandan board while the other board is more ornate folding up to show a carved elephant and give a carrying handle.
	www.tabberer.com /sandyknoll/more/mancala2000/mancala2000.html (519 words)

	Trouble: The Gebeta Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Those wishing to learn about Omweso, the Royal Mancala game of Uganda, may wish to visit a site hosted by the International Omweso Society in London.
		The Omweso website states that "Omweso is an ancient "Mancala" count and capture game played in Uganda.
		The rules are deceptively simple, but it is said that it is the most challenging board game in Africa." The site provides rules, strategies, and tactics for playing.
	www.janekurtz.com /abouttrouble.html (557 words)

	recursive numeric sequences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		There was use of the Fibonacci sequence in Minoan design, but Preziosi (1968) cites evidence indicating that this could have been brought from Egypt by Minoan architectural workers employed at Kahun.
		Figure 3a shows a board game that is played throughout Africa in many different versions variously termed "ayo," "bao," "giuthi," "lela," "mancala," "omweso," "owari," "tei," and "songo" (among many other names).
		Boards cut into stones, some of extreme antiquity, have been found from Zimbabwe to Ethopia (see Zaslavsky 1973 figure 11-6).
	www.ccru.net /digithype/recursivenum.htm (1542 words)

	Games - Omweso
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