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The sowing game family
How Kalah, Oware, Congkak, Toguz Korgool, Pallanguzhi, Bao and Omweso relate — the history and spread of the sowing games.
The family at a glance
Seven games, two board shapes, one shared mechanic. Position on this diagram shows region and board type, not descent.
Indlela enye, imidlalo emininzi
Sowing games are played from Ghana to Kyrgyzstan to the Philippines. They are not one game that travelled — they are many games that found the same good idea. The family page traces how they relate.