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Mancala Games — Topics in Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
Jeroen Donkers, Jos Uiterwijk, and Alex de Voogt, in Step by Step, ed. J. Retschitzki and R. Haddad-Zubel, Éditions Universitaires Fribourg Suisse, 2002
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A survey of the computational and mathematical analysis of Mancala games, covering game-tree complexity, AI playing strength, and the combinatorial properties that make different variants more or less tractable. Demonstrates that the apparent simplicity of the sowing mechanic conceals formidable strategic depth.
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