Giuthi board game

Giuthi - a strategy game for two players
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"Giuthi ("to place", "to distribute") is a popular mancala game of the Kikuyu and the Embu in Kenya and deserves to be better known. It is deceptively simple but a player needs to carefully plan their moves to be successful.

To start the game, an equal number of seeds are placed in each of the pits. This can be from four to nine. On my version, I suggest that you start with 4 seeds in each of the 12 pits (print 4 copies of the 12 seed model and then separate them using nail clippers or small scissors). Increase the number of seeds in each pit progressively to increase the difficulty.

To decide who starts, one player takes a seed and hides it in one of his hands behind his back so that his opponent does not know which hand it is in. The two hands are then brought forward and the opponent must guess which hand holds the seed. If they guess correctly, then they begin the game.

To make a move, you pick up