MancalaVs Machine
Three levels of opponent
You play Ember against a computer-controlled Tide. Start gentle and work up to a computer that plays the endgame perfectly.
- PebbleEasy
- RiverNormal
- MountainHard
The ancient stone game
Sow. Capture.
Fill your store.
One of the oldest games in the world, with glossy glass stones you’ll want to touch. Warm Ember takes on cool Tide: sow your stones, chain extra turns, and capture across the board.
Two ways to play
Take on the machine,
or a friend.
Pass & Play
Two players, one device
Sit across the table and take turns on the same iPhone or iPad. Ember moves first.
Ember
Tide
How to play
Simple to learn. Deep to master.
Classic six-pit Mancala rules. Each side has six pits and a store, and every pit starts with four stones.
- Pick a pit. Scoop up every stone in one of your pits.
- Sow them. Drop one stone in each following pit, counter-clockwise, through your own store but never your opponent’s.
- Land in your store, go again. If your last stone drops into your store, take another turn.
- Capture. If your last stone lands in an empty pit on your side, take it and every stone across from it.
- Run out, sweep up. When one side’s pits are empty, each player banks the stones left on their own side.
- Biggest store wins. Count the stores; the fuller one takes the game.
Strategy tips and answers to common questions are in Support.
Features
Tactile, polished, yours.
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Stones you can follow
Every glass stone keeps its color as it travels, clinking into each pit one at a time.
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Your speed
Relaxed, Quick or Instant sowing, and a tap on the board skips ahead whenever you like.
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Undo & autosave
Take back a move whenever you like. Your game saves itself and picks up where you left off.
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Sound & haptics
A soft clink for every stone and a thud for every capture, each with its own switch.
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VoiceOver ready
Every pit reads out its stone count, and each move is described aloud.
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Just the game
No ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts. Fully offline on iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later.
Screenshots
See it glow.
Your move, Ember.
Mancala is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. No ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts.