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Hus

Hus is played in Namibia by the Damara (Berg-Dama), Namaqua, Herero, Kanyama, Ndonga, Kwangari, Mbukushu, Shambyo and Hei||om in Namibia. It is also spelled ||h?s. It is part of the Kalah Family of games. The Hus edition published by Falke has a wooden board with 32 holes arrange...

Abstract Abstract Strategy Ancient Mancala Category: Combinatorial

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

1.67/5

Rating

6.26

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

Hus is played in Namibia by the Damara (Berg-Dama), Namaqua, Herero, Kanyama, Ndonga, Kwangari, Mbukushu, Shambyo and Hei||om in Namibia. It is also spelled ||h?s.

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Mancala

Move groups of pieces by distributing them one at a time across spaces.
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Hus is played in Namibia by the Damara (Berg-Dama), Namaqua, Herero, Kanyama, Ndonga, Kwangari, Mbukushu, Shambyo and Hei||om in Namibia. It is also spelled ||h?s. It is part of the Kalah Family of games. The Hus edition published by Falke has a wooden board with 32 holes arranged in 4 rows. In Africa, versions exist with 8 - 24 holes. In Africa, the larger boards are preferred by serious players. More information: http://mancala.wikia.com/wiki/Hus

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Type

1
Abstract

Category

2
Abstract Strategy Ancient

Mechanism

1
Mancala

Family

3
Category: Combinatorial Components: 4 x 8 Grids Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
40 min
Complexity
1.7/5
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(Uncredited)

Publishers

1
(Public Domain)

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