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Can you still play if you have lost pieces?

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Yes, just find the appropriate substitute. For example, go outside and find small pebbles or stones.

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Can there be three pebbles in only one of the cups?

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It isn't a good idea to start off with only three pebbles in only one of the cups, as that provides a little bit of disadvantage to either player. Some alternatives if you lost a piece is to find a small substitute or instead make all of the cups have three, taking away one pebble from all of the holes that have four in them.

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Do I take another turn when my last pebble is on my side and I put myself and my opponents in the mancala?

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You take another turn when the last pebble of your hole you pick up ends in your mancala.

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When I pick up the stones, do I leave one in the cup that I just took the stones from?

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No, you take all stones. The objective is to have empty cups and move all the stones to the mancala. You can't have empty cups if you leave a stone in the cup.

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If my last stone lands in an empty pot but there's nothing in the opposite pot, do I still get to put the stone in the mandala?

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No. The rules say: "If the last sown seed lands in an empty house [pot] owned by the player, and the opposite house contains seeds, both the last seed and the opposite seeds are captured and placed into the player's store."

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What happens to the pebbles that are left on the other side?

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The leftover stones go to the player whose side isn't empty.

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Do the same rules apply to a version of the game with 8 pits or holes on each side?

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that board may be intended for a different mancala variant. However, you can play kalaha on a larger board with the same rules if you like. On a larger board it would probably be a good idea to use more seeds, perhaps 5 or 6 per pit.

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Is there a maximum number of stones you can have in each of the pots?

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No, there is not. You can have as many pieces as you want in any of the pots..

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