Oware for Seniors
Cards and Boards
Oware is a board game on ElderWit.com, made for older adults with large print and big buttons. A seed game played in Ghana and across the Caribbean. Pick up the seeds from one of your cups and sow them one by one around the board. If your last seed makes two or three in a cup across the board, you take them.
Play nowWorks on phone, tablet and computer. Nothing to install.
About Oware
Oware is one of the best known members of the mancala family, played with seeds and cups for generations.
How to play Oware
- Tap Play now. Oware opens right here in your web browser.
- Choose a level: Easy, Medium or Harder.
- Follow the line at the top of the screen. To begin, it says: “Tap one of your cups to see where its seeds will go.”
- Go at your own pace. There is never a time limit.
- When you finish, try the same level again or move up a level.
Three levels
- Easy: Three seeds in each cup. Before you sow, you see where the last seed will land.
- Medium: Four seeds in each cup. The full rules.
- Harder: The computer looks further ahead.
Why people enjoy it
Oware is a calm game you can play alone whenever you like, then share with family when they visit. It is all about planning a move or two ahead, at a gentle pace.
Questions
Is Oware easy to learn?
Yes. Start on Easy: Three seeds in each cup. Before you sow, you see where the last seed will land. When that feels comfortable, move up. On Harder: The computer looks further ahead.
Can I play Oware on a phone or tablet?
Yes. It works in the web browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with large text and big buttons. There is nothing to download.
What else is on ElderWit.com besides Oware?
Oware is one of 1,000+ games on ElderWit.com: word games, cards, trivia, puzzles, memory games and more, all with large print, calm screens and no ads.
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