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the pieces contained in any other hole belonging to his opponent ;] the 
" killed" and captured pieces being all removed from the board. 
As long as a player has more than one piece in any of his holesjhe may 
not begin a move from a hole containing a single piece. When,'however, he 
has only one piece left in each of his occupied holes he is at liberty to start 
from any of these holes that does not necessitate his playing] into an 
occupied hole. Play continues until the board is cleared, -and the party who 
has "killed" and captured most pieces wins. 
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Fig. 6. 
The rules briefly outlined in the preceding paragraphs will be rendered 
clear by the following record of a number of moves in a game in which the 
writer actually participated. The "killing" is represented by a black 
rectangle or square and the supplementary capture of pieces by a cross. 
Mofnha. 
Identical in every detail with Maruha is the game of Mofuba practised 
by the Bawenda, who inhabit the northern portions of Zoutpansberg and 
Waterberg districts of the Transvaal. 
The Mashona also play a four-row game called Mfuba, but whether or 
not this is identical with the Mofitha of the Bawenda the writer has not 
been able to ascertain. 
