t. Lucia, where the game is played by the negroes under the name of "Wa-wee.1 It is not unlikely that Mancala may some day take its place among our own fireside amusements, when this account may answer some inquiries that may be made as to its history. Since the above was written I have learned… … Tig. 14. CHUBA. Position of men at opening of the game. Chuba is an adaptation from a rude game of eastern Africa which is greatly enjoyed by the natives, who squat on the ground and play in holes scooped out of the sand, using shells, young cocoanuts, etc., for counters, which they move from hole…
Mancala (Game) · Games
Internet Archive · Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from Rod. Goclenii, med. D. et mathem. professoris ordin. in Acad. Marpurgensi, Acroteleution astrologicum, triplex hominum genus circa divinationem ex astris in scenam producens, falsam[que] astrologiam à vera, rationibus, exemplis & experimentis distinguens, contra novas criminationes. : Annexus quo[que] est tractatus integer correctior quàm fuitante Cypriani Leovitii, mathematici excellentiss. De conjunctionibus magnis, eclipsibus solaribus & cometis, cum eorundem effectuum historica expositione, ob exemplarium raritatem rerum[que] & historiarum memorabilium excellentiam hoc loco dignissimus (1618)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-b30762030-131-0.webp)