| abstract | - Balduman's Mancala Game was patented by the Filipino Agapito P. Balduman in 1979 when he was living in District Heights (Md.), USA. His mancala game which he described as "particularly desirable and challenging" can be played by two or three persons. In its two players form this game is almost the same as Sungka, a game played in Malaysia and the Philippines. These games have the same set-up and direction of play, the same simultaneous move mechanism which is used in traditional games to avoid the advantage of playing first, and "goals" that have a similar function. Balduman's game differs from Sungka in the way of capturing counters, using bonus holes instead of capturing from the opponent's side, and in that at the end of the game, when one player has no counters on his side, he takes all the ones remaining in play.
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