Pits & Stones

created and published by Orion Software in 1983, running on MS-DOS

type: board game
genre: Traditional game, Mancala
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player, hotseat

languages: eng

2.9/5

Description

Play Mancala against the computer or another human. There are 6 levels of difficulty for both modes. There is in-game help available. Using the composite out of an IBM CGA card will display the game in 16 colors, otherwise there are only 4. The music can be turned off.

The game begins with the same number of stones in every pit (up to 6). Collect as stones in your home pit. A turn begins by selecting a pit with stones (F9). This group is placed one-by-one in the closest pit, then the next, and so on and proceeding counterclockwise around the board. You keep the last stone and move again, if it lands in your home pit.

PC Magazine 1984-12-25 rated it 3 for fun, 4 for challenge, 4 for sound/graphics for a total score of 11 (of 18)

zerothis # 2019-04-17 16:05:06