The Daily Mancala challenge for August 2, 2026: same opponent, same starting side, for every player in the world.
Sunday caps the week with the deepest-searching opponent — endgame counting decides it.
This is the August 2, 2026 edition — challenge #2 since launch. The setup is fixed for the whole world, which keeps bragging rights honest.
You sow the opening move on this board. On this 48-stone deal, exactly one of the six opening sows (pit 3) lands its last stone in the store for a free extra turn, and none of them exposes an immediate capture in reply, so the first exchange is about tempo rather than traps.
At full strength the computer counts the endgame early — hoard tempo, and do not let your side empty first on bad terms.
The archive holds 1 earlier board. New to Kalah? Learn the rules step by step; veterans can study opening strategy instead.