Experience the rich cultural heritage of Africa with Isolo, also known as Nsolo in Zambia. This traditional Mancala game is a strategic two-player board game, deeply rooted in African communities like the Sukuma of Tanzania and enjoyed across Zambia. Handcrafted with care, it’s both a decorative piece and an engaging game that preserves centuries-old traditions.
Key Features
Authentic Craftsmanship: Made from durable, locally sourced materials with a smooth, polished finish. Each board is handcrafted to ensure quality and longevity.
Classic Gameplay: Played on a 4x8 board with seeds or small stones, players take turns sowing pieces in an anti-clockwise direction to capture their opponent’s seeds.
Strategic Fun: Enhances critical thinking, planning, and counting skills for all ages.
Cultural Significance: Isolo is more than a game—it reflects African social traditions, played across generations with different rule variations for men, women, and children.
How to Play
Each player controls two rows of holes closest to them.
Seeds are sown one by one into subsequent holes, moving anti-clockwise.
Captures occur when the last seed lands in a hole that allows you to take opponent’s seeds from the opposite holes.
The game ends when a player cannot make a legal move, and the player with the most seeds wins.