I have a story about this game. I had a board that would fold in half and it mad it easy to transport and play on the fly. I drove out to this abandoned parking lot with a girl I really liked. It was right next to a runway of a major airport (this was about two years after 9/11). We got out and sat on the trunk of my car to play. about half way through the game 2 cop cars drive up to investigate what we are doing, apparently this parking lot was no longer open to the public and 16 year old me didn't know any better.

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The cops thought we were smoking the devils lettuces but soon turned their curiosity to our Mancala game. We taught the cops how to play and they played a game with me before they Expelled us from the property.

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The cops were pretty cool that night, even gave me a thumbs up when I told them I was just trying to find some alone time.