Changes: Mancala

Mancala
Mancala
	; A Mancala board on a table
Information
Players	2
Controls	Mouse
Minigame location	Coffee Shop (August 22–23, 2005); Book Room (since August 24, 2005); HQ (November 2005–February 2006)
Date released	August 22, 2005; (Beta Testing); October 24, 2005; (everyone)
Date closed	March 30, 2017

Revision as of 04:46, 10 September 2020

Mancala was a mini-game in Club Penguin. It was one of the site's oldest games. During Beta Testing it was playable in the Coffee Shop. However, it was moved to the Book Room two days in. Only two players could play it, and the objective of the game was to collect from the board more stones than the opponent, before one of the players cleared their side of the board. It was based on the real-life game Mancala.

Mancala was also a game which used to be available on the RocketSnail Games website, this being why it was on Club Penguin.

How to play

Players alternated turns. In their turn, each player had to select a group of stones from one hole on their side of the board. Each stone was dropped one by one in the holes around the board, including their own Mancala, but not the opponent's Mancala.

How to win

The game was over when a player had no more stones on their side of the board. The winner was the player with the greatest total number of stones in their Mancala and any remaining stones on their side of the board.

Trivia

It was one of the five original games in Club Penguin. It was also the first multiplayer game.
In November 2005, Club Penguin added a Mancala table to the HQ; however, it was removed in February 2006 for an unknown reason.
Just like Find Four, players were able to watch other people play this game. This feature was added on January 25, 2006.
It was voted "Game of the Year" for 2006 in The Penguin Times.
According to issue 41 of The Penguin Times, Mancala used to be played outdoors in the snow with pebbles before the buildings in the Town Center were constructed.
Rockhopper once stated that Mancala was his favorite game.
Mancala was the second game in Club Penguin to have once existed on the RocketSnail Games website. The other was Hydro Hopper.
During Beta Testing, there were four Mancala tables. Sometime between the Beta Test Party and Club Penguin's launch, another one was added, making five. After the remodel of The Journey in 2012, one table was removed again.
In June 2005, the Club Penguin version of Mancala was released on RocketSnail Games to have a public beta test.
An actual replica of the Mancala board was sold in the Disney Store in 2008.
There was a Mancala Pin hidden in August 2016.
Mancala, Puffle Roundup and Sled Racing were the only mini-games to be moved to another room from their original location they were added to. Mancala was originally in the Coffee Shop, but was eventually moved to the Book Room after all of its bugs were fixed.

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+|name= Mancala
-[[Image:Rockhopper mancala.JPG|right|thumb|200px|A green [[penguin]] playing Mancala with the famous pirate penguin named
+|image= File:Mancala Board June 2012.png
+|caption= A Mancala board on a table
+|imagesize= 250px
+|players= 2
+|controls= Mouse
+|room= [[Coffee Shop]] <small>(August 22–23, 2005)</small><br>[[Book Room]] <small>(since August 24, 2005)</small><br>[[HQ]] <small>(November 2005–February 2006)</small>
+|date= August 22, 2005<br>([[Beta Testing]])<br>October 24, 2005<br>(everyone)
+|close= March 30, 2017
+}}
+'''Mancala''' was a mini-[[List of Games|game]] in ''[[Club Penguin]]''. It was one of the site's oldest games. During [[Beta Testing]] it was playable in the [[Coffee Shop]]. However, it was moved to the [[Book Room]] two days in. Only two players could play it, and the objective of the game was to collect from the board more stones than the opponent, before one of the players cleared their side of the board. It was based on the real-life game [[wikipedia:Mancala|Mancala]].
+Mancala was also a game which used to be available on the [[RocketSnail Games]] website, this being why it was on ''Club Penguin''.
-[[Rockhopper]].]]
-'''Mancala''' is a game played in the [[Book Room]], and is also the [[Rockhopper|Pirate Captain Rockhopper]]'s favourite game to play while he is docked at [[Club Penguin]].
-Also see [[wikipedia:Mancala|Mancala]] for more information on the game played in real life.
-==How to Play==
+==How to play==
-[[Image:Mancala_Board.JPG|thumb|244px|A look at the Mancala Board.]]
+[[File:How to play Mancala.png|thumb]]
+[[File:Mancala Board.png|thumb|244px|A look at the Mancala Board]]
-Players alternate turns. In his or her turn, each player selects a group of stones from one hole on his or her side of the board. Each stone is dropped one by one in the holes around the board, including his Mancala, but not the opponent's Mancala.
+Players alternated turns. In their turn, each player had to select a group of stones from one hole on their side of the board. Each stone was dropped one by one in the holes around the board, including their own Mancala, but not the opponent's Mancala.
+==How to win==
+The game was over when a player had no more stones on their side of the board. The winner was the player with the greatest total number of stones in their Mancala and any remaining stones on their side of the board.
-===How to Win===
+==Trivia==
+*It was one of the five original games in ''[[Club Penguin]]''. It was also the first multiplayer game.
-This game is over when a player has no more stones on his or her side of the board. The winner is the player with the greatest total number of stones in his or her mancala and any remaining stones on his or her side of the board.
+*In November 2005, ''[[Club Penguin]]'' added a Mancala table to the [[HQ]]; however, it was removed in February 2006 for an unknown reason.
+*Just like [[Find Four]], players were able to watch other people play this game. This feature was added on January 25, 2006.
+*It was voted "Game of the Year" for 2006 in [[The Penguin Times]].
+*According to issue 41 of The Penguin Times, Mancala used to be played outdoors in the snow with pebbles before the buildings in the [[Town Center]] were constructed.
+*[[Rockhopper]] once stated that Mancala was his favorite game.
+*Mancala was the second game in ''Club Penguin'' to have once existed on the [[RocketSnail Games]] website. The other was [[Hydro Hopper]].
+*During [[Beta Testing]], there were four Mancala tables. Sometime between the [[Beta Test Party]] and Club Penguin's launch, another one was added, making five. After the remodel of [[The Journey]] in 2012, one table was removed again.
+*In June 2005, the ''Club Penguin'' version of Mancala was released on RocketSnail Games to have a public beta test.
+*An actual replica of the Mancala board was sold in the Disney Store in 2008.
+*There was a [[Mancala Pin]] hidden in August 2016.
+*Mancala, [[Puffle Roundup]] and [[Sled Racing]] were the only mini-games to be moved to another room from their original location they were added to. Mancala was originally in the Coffee Shop, but was eventually moved to the Book Room after all of its bugs were fixed.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Mancala Empty Board.png|The old look of the Mancala boards in the [[Book Room]]
+Book Room 2012.png|Mancala boards in the renovated Book Room
+Mancala Book Room.png|Mancala boards in the old Book Room
+Newspaper Issue 41 History of Mancala.png|An article on the history of Mancala in Club Penguin, from issue 41 of The Penguin Times
+HQ 2005 2.png|The Mancala board in the [[HQ]]
+Mancalacpp.jpg|Mancala on the [[RocketSnail Games]] website
+manwhatta.PNG|[[Penguin]]s playing Mancala in the [[comic]] "''Stand-off''"
+lrg-en.gif|A green penguin playing Mancala with [[Rockhopper]] in the comic "''Game with Fame''"
+Vintage Mancala.jpg|Penguins playing Mancala in the snow
+Mancala.png|Two penguins playing Mancala
+Penguins39.png|Two penguins with a Mancala board
+Penguin1328.png|A penguin with a Mancala board
+Book Room postcard 3.png|As seen on the [[Book Room postcard]]
+</gallery>
+==SWF==
+*[https://skihill.net/media1.clubpenguin.com/play/v2/games/mancala/game.swf Mancala]
+*[https://skihill.net/media1.clubpenguin.com/play/v2/content/local/en/instructions/mancala.swf Instructions]
-===Objective of the Game===
-Each player attempts to collect as many stones as possible before one of the players clears his or her side of the stones.
-[[Category:Games]]
 {{Games}}
+[[Category:Multiplayer Games]]
+[[Category:2005]]

Mancala
A Mancala board on a table
Information
Players	2
Controls	Mouse
Minigame location	Coffee Shop (August 22–23, 2005) Book Room (since August 24, 2005) HQ (November 2005–February 2006)
Date released	August 22, 2005 (Beta Testing) October 24, 2005 (everyone)
Date closed	March 30, 2017