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1. Introduction

1.1 What is QKalaha ?

QKalaha is a computer game based on the african boardgame Kalaha ( which is also called Mancala. )
It was written with the free gui toolkit Qt. ( http://www.troll.no )

1.2 A brief history of Mancala

Many believe that Mancala could be the oldest game in the world. It is estimated to have been in existence for 7,000 years or more. The word Mancala means "to transfer" in Arabic. To transfer, or move, playing pieces from one bin to another is the exact premise of the game. There are literally hundreds of variations of the game. In almost every African nation some version of Mancala is played. There exist egyptian rules, nigerian rules, awari rules and so on. Because of this I have implemented 2 different sets of rules. ( see: Rules ) If you would like to know more about the history have a look at: http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~museum/vexhibit/CC/countcap.html

1.3 Where can I get the latest version of QKalaha ?

The latest version of QKalaha is always avaible at

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