Bao

Bao is a two-player abstract board game of the mancala type, in which seeds are sown around a board of thirty-two pits set in four rows of eight. This version is organised as a sequence of four rule sets: three simplified variants named Bank, Maasai and the Long Game, followed by Bao la Kiswahili, the complete form of the game.

Rated matches are played in Bao la Kiswahili exclusively. Opponents can be people online or bots, and other modes include a lesson, a five-step solo ladder and a daily challenge set in a game already under way. A game lasts 15 to 25 minutes.