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\nAges: 6+
\nTime: 20 Minutes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The LUDOS Collection was born to preserve games of the past, for the generations of the future. The second volume, LUDOS Africa features four, 2-player ancient strategy games from Mali (Yot\u00e9), Ghana (Oware), Nigeria (Dara) and Madagascar (Fanorona). 2900+ backers supported this project on Kickstarter.<\/p>\n
Yot\u00e9 – Mali
\nHistory: Yot\u00e9 is a jump and capture game that emerged from the bustling marketplaces of West Africa, from the nomadic Fulani people over 200 years ago. How to play: Control a caravan of 12 camels, and capture all of your opponent’s pieces to win.<\/p>\n
Oware – Ghana
\nHistory: Oware is a member of the mancala family of games. While its exact origin is debated, one popular belief is that it emerged from the Ashanti people of Ghana. How to play: Sow seeds tactically and harvest 25 pieces from your opponent’s plots to win.<\/p>\n
Dara – Nigeria
\nHistory: Dara is a traditional positional game from West Africa that was passed down through oral tradition and played by the Dakarkari people of Nigeria. How to play: Control Control 12 animal spirits, form lines of 3 and capture 10 of opponent’s pieces to win.<\/p>\n
Fanorona – Madagascar
\nHistory: Fanorona, the national game of Madagascar dates back to the 17th century. In traditional Malagsy culture, this war game held ritualistic and even divinatory significance. How to play: Control a troop of 22 lemurs and drive off your opponent’s pieces to win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":65966,"template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[579],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-65965","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-2-board-games","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"sale","11":"taxable","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getyourfunon.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/65965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getyourfunon.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getyourfunon.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getyourfunon.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getyourfunon.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getyourfunon.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=65965"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getyourfunon.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=65965"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getyourfunon.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=65965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}