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Morabaraba is a traditional two-player strategy board game popular in South Africa, Botswana, and Lesotho. It has a rich history and is believed to have originated from an ancient Egyptian game called mancala. The game has been played for at least 800 years, with morabaraba boards carved in rock found in Mapungubwe, South Africa. The game is simple and accessible, making it popular among all age groups and cultures.

Game Components of Morabaraba:

Board: Morabaraba is played on a special board consisting of 3 nested squares with points at the corners and in the middle of each side of the squares.Pieces: The game is played with 24 pieces called cows, with each player having 12 cows of a certain color. Coins, pebbles, or other small objects can also be used as cows.

Game Setup of Morabaraba:

Each player selects 12 cows of their chosen color.Players decide who begins the game by rolling a die.The game proceeds with players taking turns to place one cow onto an empty space, trying to place three of their cows in a line.

Gameplay Mechanics of Morabaraba:

The goal of the game is to shoot 10 opponent’s cows or to block them so the opponent has no legal moves on their turn. Players move alternately, starting with the player having the white cows.

Game Objective of Morabaraba:

The objective of the game is to reduce the opponent’s cows to 2 or to block them so the opponent has no legal moves on their turn.

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