Original clay mancala board with turquoise stonesSowmere
Mancala

Every handful
changes the table.

Sow a ring of stones. Find another turn. Take a capture that was hiding in plain sight.

$4.99 US · One complete purchase

Four computer strengths. Two players on one device. Two starting counts. 120 tactical studies. No ads or extra purchases.

iPhone, iPad and Android · English interface.

Actual native Sowmere table and exact sowing preview

Read the next turn.

Six study chapters work through extra turns, captures, immediate banking, full laps, finishing the board and deeper planning. The first five use exact one-move goals; Think ahead uses a clearly labeled seven-move search estimate. Hints are included. Earn new board materials by playing.

Actual native Sowmere study screen

Keep the whole story.

Finished tables keep every move, capture and extra turn in a local journal. Step back through the board, analyse a position or start a custom continuation. Share a named JSON file of your latest 60 finished tables using native sharing.

Actual native Sowmere replay screen

A table of your own.

Edit every pit and both stores, choose the side to move and save named custom positions. Replay them whenever you like. Regular matches use four or six starting stones. All difficulties and rules are included from the start; earned materials are cosmetic.

Your active table, studies, journal, saved positions and preferences stay on the device. Optional original kalimba, stone sounds and touch feedback. No accounts, analytics, tracking, advertising, subscriptions, online multiplayer or cloud sync. Computer hints are limited search estimates, not perfect play.