Take a bow, @jpegg. This is one interpretation that is unique and, to my mind, a brilliant one. Very impressive. 👌
Did you just stumble upon this during your post Christmas vacay? This looks like a game we call Sungka here in the Philippines. But we use shells instead of colored stones. 7 small holes with 7 shells on each side of the board with an additional 2 larger holes, one each after the end of the smaller ones. Here's how it looks. Photo courtesy of Google.
Anyway, just thought you might like to know about this. Best wishes on your elegant entry. ✨️
Yes, I liked to know it indeed. I have apparently the same desk, you considered perfectly what it was! We call the game 'Kalah' but it is not a Russian name. The game originates from Central Asia and is called "mancala". The modern version of the game was adapted and patented by the American William Champion in 1940. William named his game after the Kalahari Desert, where he claims it is still played by locals.
We obtained it to play with our growing babygirl, and I should say all those gems (not just colorful pebbles, but samples of different rocks, some of them are real semi-precious stones) gave the game sufficient part of its charm.
Our game looks exactly like this, if you are curious: https://www.ozon.ru/product/nastolnaya-igra-kalah-ili-mankala-998587567
The cowrie shells I see in your photo are beautiful creations of nature, I adore them!
p.s. thanks for alerting me about the new round of Photochain.
Thank you, thank you! @wakeupkitty
Nice kitties - they have such an intrested and promising eyes ;)
As for the game. Kalah is a great game for two players, for a pleasant pastime, ... and it helps for a kid's mind to develop. The rules of course are not clear for the first time, but literally after the third time you become a pro :)
What are you supposed to do: stones are distributed to you and your rival equally, in all small holes. The task is to move stones from your holes to collect them in a large hole ("base") - to win, one should collect more stones than his rival. Stones might be moved according to a certain rules. You take all the stones from one (any) your hole and drop one stone in each and every next hole (including your "base" and your opponent's holes). The movement goes counterclockwise. If your last stone gets you to your "base" - you can make an extra move. If you get into your empty hole - you take this last stone and all the opponent's stones from the matching opponent's hole, and add them directly to your "base".
NB -
stones cannot be taken out of the holes to count them :)
Sounds simple ... simple but addictive! when you have nice stones or cowrie shells in your hands, it's also nice to play and spend time on it.
I thought a Siamese twin would be a great idea for me and @aneukpineung78 but we unexpectedly ended up being a trio (and we can't sing) so Bing mixed a few keywords it heard before and left us a bit of Asian look. 😁
I never saw a game like this. It's intriguing. It reminds me of the wooden plates at my grandparent's place meant for snacks (nuts) and in a way how we played a game with marbles.
I need an empty house with only a few nice items. A bit art, this game, plants (green green green), a fireplace and a bed 😁.
It's not cold where you are?
Thanks for the explaining but I still have no clue. Btw, do you play Go-Go?
oh! I need much more. wooden shelves for books (many shelves), shelves for ceramics and various stuff... big boxes or shelves for papers, photos, and art (I dream of a special cabinet for storing large-format papers - newspaper editorial offices used to store their materials in such cabinets... but this is a unique thing, now you can’t buy this in a regular store); big windows for a lot of light, lamps, electricity, owen to cook, a place for cat ofc, and more and more and more; the more I think - the more I need. haha. you see.... my case is quite a contrary to minimalistic yours.
It is rather cold here; temperature fluctuations at my city happen very often, sometimes 2 times a day (!). The snow falls and melts, falls and melts, then falls again - that is why the roads in Russia are very bad: no wet road surface can withstand such abuse for a long time.
And note - the cold is not so hard to bear under dry conditions; but when combined with high humidity (my case), and a constantly blowing wind (again, my case) - even not very low temperatures, like -5C - are perceived very painfully. I try not to go outside when I can :)
About Kalah: to put it simply, the game is about moving pebbles according to some rules / limitation. Each player do this in their turn, and the one who by the end of the game has collected the most pebbles - become a winner. The game is extremely simple, but despite this, exciting.
I just checked out your game. It's basically the same except that you only have 6 small holes on each side while ours have 7. I used to play this hours on end when I was younger and was fairly proficient at it. In fact, I think we still have the board or desk as you call it somewhere in the house. 😀
What is a revelation to me is the fact that it is an international game played in the tropics to the desert to Europe and America. Amazing 😊
Take a bow, @jpegg. This is one interpretation that is unique and, to my mind, a brilliant one. Very impressive. 👌
Did you just stumble upon this during your post Christmas vacay? This looks like a game we call Sungka here in the Philippines. But we use shells instead of colored stones. 7 small holes with 7 shells on each side of the board with an additional 2 larger holes, one each after the end of the smaller ones. Here's how it looks. Photo courtesy of Google.
Anyway, just thought you might like to know about this. Best wishes on your elegant entry. ✨️
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Yes, I liked to know it indeed. I have apparently the same desk, you considered perfectly what it was! We call the game 'Kalah' but it is not a Russian name. The game originates from Central Asia and is called "mancala". The modern version of the game was adapted and patented by the American William Champion in 1940. William named his game after the Kalahari Desert, where he claims it is still played by locals.
We obtained it to play with our growing babygirl, and I should say all those gems (not just colorful pebbles, but samples of different rocks, some of them are real semi-precious stones) gave the game sufficient part of its charm.
Our game looks exactly like this, if you are curious:
https://www.ozon.ru/product/nastolnaya-igra-kalah-ili-mankala-998587567
The cowrie shells I see in your photo are beautiful creations of nature, I adore them!
p.s. thanks for alerting me about the new round of Photochain.
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Aah, there you are. A few days late but a child was born on Christmas day. A belate but meant merry Christmas to you.
What is that game?
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@ wakeupkitty
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Thank you, thank you! @wakeupkitty
Nice kitties - they have such an intrested and promising eyes ;)
As for the game. Kalah is a great game for two players, for a pleasant pastime, ... and it helps for a kid's mind to develop. The rules of course are not clear for the first time, but literally after the third time you become a pro :)
What are you supposed to do: stones are distributed to you and your rival equally, in all small holes. The task is to move stones from your holes to collect them in a large hole ("base") - to win, one should collect more stones than his rival. Stones might be moved according to a certain rules. You take all the stones from one (any) your hole and drop one stone in each and every next hole (including your "base" and your opponent's holes). The movement goes counterclockwise. If your last stone gets you to your "base" - you can make an extra move. If you get into your empty hole - you take this last stone and all the opponent's stones from the matching opponent's hole, and add them directly to your "base".
NB -
stones cannot be taken out of the holes to count them :)
Sounds simple ... simple but addictive! when you have nice stones or cowrie shells in your hands, it's also nice to play and spend time on it.
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I thought a Siamese twin would be a great idea for me and @aneukpineung78 but we unexpectedly ended up being a trio (and we can't sing) so Bing mixed a few keywords it heard before and left us a bit of Asian look. 😁
I never saw a game like this. It's intriguing. It reminds me of the wooden plates at my grandparent's place meant for snacks (nuts) and in a way how we played a game with marbles.
I need an empty house with only a few nice items. A bit art, this game, plants (green green green), a fireplace and a bed 😁.
It's not cold where you are?
Thanks for the explaining but I still have no clue. Btw, do you play Go-Go?
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oh! I need much more. wooden shelves for books (many shelves), shelves for ceramics and various stuff... big boxes or shelves for papers, photos, and art (I dream of a special cabinet for storing large-format papers - newspaper editorial offices used to store their materials in such cabinets... but this is a unique thing, now you can’t buy this in a regular store); big windows for a lot of light, lamps, electricity, owen to cook, a place for cat ofc, and more and more and more; the more I think - the more I need. haha. you see.... my case is quite a contrary to minimalistic yours.
It is rather cold here; temperature fluctuations at my city happen very often, sometimes 2 times a day (!). The snow falls and melts, falls and melts, then falls again - that is why the roads in Russia are very bad: no wet road surface can withstand such abuse for a long time.
And note - the cold is not so hard to bear under dry conditions; but when combined with high humidity (my case), and a constantly blowing wind (again, my case) - even not very low temperatures, like -5C - are perceived very painfully. I try not to go outside when I can :)
About Kalah: to put it simply, the game is about moving pebbles according to some rules / limitation. Each player do this in their turn, and the one who by the end of the game has collected the most pebbles - become a winner. The game is extremely simple, but despite this, exciting.
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I try to imagine it. Give me some more time.
I just checked out your game. It's basically the same except that you only have 6 small holes on each side while ours have 7. I used to play this hours on end when I was younger and was fairly proficient at it. In fact, I think we still have the board or desk as you call it somewhere in the house. 😀
What is a revelation to me is the fact that it is an international game played in the tropics to the desert to Europe and America. Amazing 😊
it is an international game indeed, yaw!!! 😊
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It is a stone and it's pink, wow.. that's perfect!
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A very pleasurable gem, let me assure you. This piece was a ground (polished) rose quartz.
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I see, i think have that one too.. but 🤦 I forgot where I kept it
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A good entry, beautiful mix. Thank you for joining again, Jpegg. Welcome back and a big good luck! :D
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