Ayoayo

Ayo, also written Ayoayo and known in Yoruba as Ayò Ọlọ́pọ́n, is a traditional mancala played by the Yoruba people in Nigeria. It is very close to Oware, the mancala game that spread to the Americas with the Atlantic slave trade. Among modern mancalas, which are most often derived from Warri, the Kalah is a notable one that has essentially the same rules as Ayo. Games with identical rules are also found in other areas of Africa, and one such game is Endodoi, played by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania.