Ayo
Published in Micro User magazine, volume 4, issue 11, in January 1987. The Ayoayo (Ayo) board comprises two rows of six holes each, and 48 seeds are used; at the beginning, 4 seeds are placed in each hole. Each player owns one of the rows. Each turn the player takes all seeds from one of the holes and relay sows them counterclockwise. During each individual sowing, the starting hole is skipped (i.e., no seeds are dropped there even if more than 12 seeds are to be sown). When the last seed is sown in an empty hole, the player captures any seen in the opposing hole if this hole belongs to the player. When one of the players cannot move anymore, the game is over. The opponent captures all the seeds that are left on the board and the winner is the player who captured most seeds. If a turn ends with no seeds left in their row, the opponent must (if it is possible) choose their move in such a way as to bring one or more seeds into the other's row. This scheme is found in many mancalas and is sometimes referred to as "feeding" the opponent (i.e., saving the opponent from starving).[1]
ESRB Rating: Not Rated
Genre(s): Board
