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hole next following. Thus we have three in each of these 

 two holes. He takes all three from the last hole and 

 deposits one in each of the next three holes; from the 

 last hole he again takes all three, depositing one in each 

 of the next three holes. His endeavour is to get two 

 stones in a hole and thus make a "fish." He proceeds 

 until he reaches an empty hole, when a situation has 

 arisen which is called gok — that is to say, he must stop, 

 leaving his stone there. 



His adversary now begins on his side wherever he 

 likes, proceeding in the same way, from right to left, 



THE GAME MANCALA AS USED BY THE PENIHINGS. 



until he reaches an empty hole, which makes him gok, 

 and he has to stop. 



To bring together two stones in one hole makes a 

 "fish," but if three stones were originally placed in each 

 hole, then three make a "fish"; if four were originally 

 placed, then four make a "fish," etc., up to five. The 

 player deposits the "fish" he gains to the right in the 

 single hole at the end. 



The two men proceed alternately in this manner, try- 

 ing to make "fish" (ara ot-tjin). The player is stopped 

 in his quest by an empty hole; there he deposits his last 

 stone and his adversary begins. During the process of 

 taking up and laying down the stones no hole is omitted; 

 in some of them the stones will accumulate. On the occa- 



