The Daily Mancala challenge for September 18, 2026: same opponent, same starting side, for every player in the world.
Friday begins the hard stretch: the computer now plans several moves ahead.
Number 49 in the daily line-up belongs to September 18, 2026. Win it once and it is banked; the calendar deals a fresh setup at midnight.
You take the opening turn on this date. 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.
The hard engine plans several moves ahead; it will trade a small capture now for a bigger sweep later, so think in sequences.
The archive holds 48 earlier boards. Sharpen your opening lines with the strategy guide, then browse the full calendar for any daily you missed.