Oware ( awalé, awélé, awari) – Ashanti, but played world-wide with close variants played throughout West Africa (e.g., ayo by Yorubas and ishe by Igalas) and in the Caribbean.Opón ayò – among the Yorubas of Nigeria.Omanu Guntalu (in Telugu) – played in rural areas of Telangana, India.Kalah – North American variation, the most popular variant in the Western world.Hoyito – played in the Dominican Republic.Gebeta (Tigrigna: ገበጣ) – Ethiopian and Eritrea (especially in Tigrai).

Dakon (or dhakon) – played in Indonesian archipelago (especially in Java island).Congklak (a.k.a congkak, congka, tjongklak, jongklak) – played in Malay Archipelago by Malay (i.e.Bao la Kiswahili – played in most of East Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Malawi, as well as some areas of DR Congo and Burundi.Ali Guli Mane or Pallanguzhi – played in Southern India.Alemungula or gebeta (ገበጣ)– played in Sudan and Ethiopia.Ayoay, played by the Yoruba people in Nigeria similar to Oware.Some of the most popular mancala games (with regard to distribution area, the numbers of players and tournaments, and publications) are: The name is a classification or type of game, rather than any specific game. Game of Ô ăn quan on New Year's Day ( Tết) at Vinhomes Times City, Ha Noi

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