Play Mancala Online

Create a private room for someone you know, or open a public room and wait in the lobby. The host chooses South or North, and the player who joins takes the other side. South sows first. Once both seats are filled, later visitors enter as spectators.

Create a room

Choose a room type, then invite a player with the link or room code.

Room type

A public room appears in the lobby while its second seat is open. This browser may host only one public room at a time.

Join a room

Paste an invitation link or enter a room code. An open seat lets you play; a game already in progress opens in spectator mode.

Leaving does not end the game. The host can return through My rooms or close the room; if both players go offline, it remains available for about 20 minutes. A room code connects this game and does not store personal information.

Room lobby

Waiting for opponent

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No public rooms are waiting for a player.

Play Mancala Online

Create a private room and share the link if you already know who you want to play. If you want to find someone new, open a public room and wait in the lobby. The host chooses South or North, the first player to join takes the other seat, and later visitors can watch once both seats are filled.

Options to create a public mancala lobby room or a private invite room

Choose Public or Private

A public room appears in the lobby for the next visitor to join. A private room stays off the list and uses its link as the invite, so there is no extra password to manage. Anyone with that link can enter, so share it only with the player you want.

Lobby queuePrivate inviteKeep the link
Seats and spectator status in an online Kalah mancala room

Reconnect to Your Seat

After the host chooses a side, the first player to join takes the other seat. Your browser remembers that seat, so a refresh or brief reconnect usually drops you back into the same game. Once both seats are taken, later arrivals watch as spectators.

Side choiceReconnectSpectator seats
Leave, reconnect, and close-room states for online mancala

Leave, Resign, or Close

Returning to the lobby or briefly losing your connection does not end the game. After both players leave, the room usually stays available for about 20 minutes. Rejoin to continue, resign when the game is over, or close the room as host to disable the link. Because online moves are shared, neither player can undo on their own.

About 20 minutesResign to endHost closes

2room types

1public room per browser

Nosolo undo online

~20 minroom kept after both leave