Kozdatu

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Қоздату
Kozdatu
Played in:
Kazakhstan
One cycle
Single lap game
  First seed in the same hole
Holes captured during the game
7 holes per row
Two rows

Қоздату (kozdatu) is a traditional mancala game played in Kazakhstan, mostly by children. Its rules are the same as those of toğızqumalaq, but it is played on a smaller board and with accordingly less pieces: two rows of seven pits and 98 pieces (seven per pit).

board
Initial position

References

Shotayev, M. (Максат Шотаев)
(2006) Re: The Originally letter by M.Shotaev email to Mancala Games mailing list (mancalagames@yahoogroups.com), 6 Mar. [9 Jun 2007].
(2007) Re: Toghiz Qumalaq in Catalonia, email to V. Bautista i Roca (viktor@drac.com), 4 Jun.[1]

Notes

  1. Excerpt from M. Shotayev mail:
    As to me old men of a rule of games bestemshe  have told and kozdatu does not
    differ from modern toguzkumalak. 
    Distinction only in sizes boards.
    In game bestemshe 5 houses and 25 balls /In total 10 houses and 50 balls/, and in
    game kozdatu 7 houses and 49 balls /In total 14 houses and 98 balls /.   
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