Ayo: The Game of Africa

AYO is a computerised version of a traditional African board game, Mancala, involving a lot of skill and a little luck too. You can play it with a friend or against the computer.

The game is traditionally played on a long wooden board into which two rows of six cup-like hollows are carved. These are referred to as houses. In addition there are usually two large score houses at opposite ends of the board.

The counters used in Ayo are traditionally seeds of the plant caesalpinia crista, which grows in West Africa.