![]() ![]() Players can only capture seeds from their opponent’s side (the opposite side of the board). Seeds are “sown” in a counterclockwise direction, placing 1 seed in each successive cup around the board (See Figure 2 for an illustration). Players can only begin their turn by selecting from a cup on their side of the board. This makes the game different from the Mancala game that many children have played, in which turns last a long time. The next player then chooses a cup on their own side and sows the seeds. ![]() Once those seeds are dropped, THEIR TURN IS OVER. Sowing seeds: The player who goes first chooses a house (cup) from their side of the board, scoops up all four seeds, and “sows” the seeds by dropping one in each cup after the starting cup, moving counterclockwise (left to right on their side of the board, then right to left when they are dropping seeds in cups on their opponent’s side of the board). If they guess incorrectly, the other child starts. If the guesser is correct, they begin the game. Starting: One child should place a seed in either of their closed fists and ask the other child to guess which hand it is in. Object of the game: The object of the game is to capture as many seeds as possible. Each row of 6 cups is the territory of the player sitting nearest to them. Setup: Four seeds are placed in each house (each cup of the egg carton). How to play Ayo, as played by many people in Nigeria (another version of Ayoayo is listed below): See Suggestions (under the “Make it Better” step) for more information: Teach teams how to play following the instructions below. The set up should look like this (See Figure 1). Each of those compartments is called a “house”. Sitting across from each other, teammates should place 4 seeds in each empty hole of the egg carton. Students can use cups or the top of the egg carton cut in half (one half for each player) to store the beans that they capture during the game. ![]()
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