The POOF-Slinky 0X5360 Ideal Classic Mancala Board Game will provide hours of entertainment and a great way for children to learn and teach strategy. Mancala is a game played around the world, sometimes called "sowing" games, or "count-and-capture" games, which describes the game play. Players begin by placing (4) stones in each of the pits on the game board. A player may count their stones to plot the game. A turn consists of removing all stones from a pit, and placing one in each of the following pits in sequence. If the last stone is placed in a player’s own Mancala, then he gets a second turn. Players may not touch the stones to count them and once a player has touched the stones, he must play them. Play ends when one player’s (6) bins are empty. Ideal’s Classic Mancala is designed for 2-players, measures 8.87-inches by 1.5-inches by 5.75-inches and includes a folding wooden gameboard, (48) glass game pieces and instructions. Loved by children and trusted by parents for over 100-years, the Ideal brand provides a wide variety of games, activity kits, magic sets and classic toys that parents and grandparents remember from their own childhood years. The POOF-Slinky 0X5360 Ideal Classic Mancala Board Game with Folding Wooden Gameboard is recommended for children 8-years of age and older. POOF-Slinky is the manufacturer of the world famous Slinky and the top selling POOF foam sport balls in North America, both manufactured in Plymouth, MI and Hollidaysburg, PA. Ideal and Scientific Explorer are other well-known brands, rounding out the POOF-Slinky family. With roots in the toy industry for over 100-years, POOF-Slinky brands continue to grow and broaden. New generations of kids, their parents and grandparents have proven that classic toys never go out of style!