Every Bao player has done it: scooped up a pit with total confidence, sown three seeds, and realised with a quiet, sinking feeling that this was not the pit they meant. #Bao #mancala

Bao tip: before you sow, look at your own front row the way your opponent sees it. That big pile you've been proudly building is also the juiciest target on the board. Sometimes the best move spreads it out before they get there. #Bao #mancala

Bao players, a quick one: do you play fast and trust your feel for the board, or slow down and count every seed before you sow?

One word is plenty, but I'd love a reason too. #Bao #mancala

Bao tip: before a move you're unsure about, take a quick photo of the board. After the game, set that position back up and sow it again slowly, seed by seed. You'll usually spot the chain you missed, and it sticks better than any explanation. #Bao #mancala

Early Bao games: you finally commit to a move, and your opponent is already sowing, seeds clicking into the pits before you've let go of yours. They read your whole turn while you were still choosing it. Who taught you, and how long until you kept up? #Bao #mancala

Bao players: what was the moment the game finally clicked for you?

For me it was realising one sowing can keep going, capture after capture, and that I had to read the whole chain before touching a single seed.

#Bao #mancala

That moment in Bao when one move just keeps going: sow, land on seeds, scoop them up, sow again, while everyone at the board counts along under their breath. The last seed drops. Silence. What's the longest turn you've ever watched? #Bao #mancala

Hot take: in Bao, losing to a long chain of sowing is more fun than most wins in other games.

You watch every seed land, you can see exactly where it went wrong, and all you want is the rematch.

Change my mind.

#Bao #mancala

Playing a very beautiful version of a childhood favorite. #mancala #boardgames

Upgraded Bao's AI to AI-GEN4! This version features a hybrid algorithm that combines logic gate logic with search-based processing. #Mancala #BoardGames #Zanzibar

bao-la-kiswahili.cultivationdata.net

Early post for #WishlistWednesday but also an important milestone for Mancalero- thank you all for 100 Wishlists!!

Just a month ago I was sitting at 50, and prior to that it was hard to pass 20...

#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #mancala #steam

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/4811700/...