Oware

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Newer version 0.6 has been released on https://github.com/OMerkel/Oware/releases/tag/release_0.6 ( FirefoxOS zip file to install via open WebIDE and an Android APK file ). Version 0.6 (release date 2016-10-18) now brings a computer opponent to be selected via options menu. The computer AI player is a reasonable strong player. It is using a Monte-Carlo Tree Search (mcts) algorithm with UCT/UCB (Upper Confidence Bounds Applied to Trees). Both sides can be played by the computer AI player. Oware (in Akan language) - a traditional game from Ghana, Africa, is a Mancala (Manquala) game. Ouril (also known as Uril, Ouri, Oril) as played in the Republic of Cabo Verde has slightly different rules compared towards Oware. Ouril is popular in Portuguese influenced countries, too, due to former Portuguese colonialism adopting parts of African culture. Play an abstract perfect-information strategy board game of Oware or Ouril against a friend or a computer opponent. Exact rules and options available via application menu on upper left when started.

hint: You can select the speed of sowing the Bonduc seeds. Default is to do a slow seeding so players can follow the distribution more easily.
rules selection: You can switch between Oware and Ouril rules. Default is to play Oware.

Start an online Oware or Ouril session on http://omerkel.github.io/Oware/html5/src/. Runs on a wide range of browsers, operating systems and device classes.

Homepage: https://github.com/OMerkel/Oware

Developer: Oliver Merkel

Support: Web, Email

Categories: education, games

Works Offline

Rating: 5, 3 ratings

Size: 4 MB

Created: 2014-06-30T03:22:31

Updated: 2014-11-07T01:33:42

Version: 0.5

Release Notes:
In version 0.5: Scale menu button and back buttons to reasonable size. These used to be problematic to select on FHD and similar resolutions.