How To Play Bao La Kiswahili

For an excellent video with the rules in French see    • Le Mraha Wa Tso  

The quick reference crib sheet with an easy to follow pointer to the rules in the various stages is available via http://www.scribd.com/doc/237691907/B...

INDEX.
1. 00.00 What is Bao?
2. 00.54 The object of the game
3. 01.30 The moves
4. 02.07 Move with capture
5. 03.57 Move without capture (Kutakata)
6. 06.29 Captured seeds returned to the (Kichwa)
7. 10.21 Rules and crib sheet
8. 12.18 The board and seeds
9. 15.50 The first stage (Namua stage)
10. 22.43 Multiple captures
11. 26.05 First stage, move without capture (Kutakata)
12. 29.34 Losing the house and more multiple captures
13. 35.43 The house (Nyumba) and house rules
14. 39.01 Capture and direction
15. 40.50 Reversal of sowing direction (Kichwa & Kimbi)
16. 43.50 Ending a move without capture in the house
17. 44.54 Sowing the house...or not
18. 46.23 Further house rules
19. 48.38 The second stage (Mtaji stage) with capture
20. 57.25 The second stage (Mtaji stage) without capture (Kutakata)
21. 62.15 Winning the game, no legal moves
22. 63.38 Winning the game, clearing the front row (Bao hamna)
23. 64.19 Bao La Kiswahili, closing comments

There is an additional rule to the game regarding "Kutakasia" This is a situation which crops up occasionally during the second stage. I have left this out of this video, but it is my intention to make another short video about the "Kutakasia" rule and also about game notation.

Although there are many people and sites I could credit as sources for this tutorial, I have avoided doing this as any errors that occur in this video are entirely my own.