The Daily Mancala challenge for September 30, 2026: same opponent, same starting side, for every player in the world.
Midweek steps up: this opponent takes captures and chains extra turns if you let it.
Board #61 in the daily series lands on September 30, 2026. Everyone faces the identical deal, so the score you bank is directly comparable.
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 medium engine takes obvious captures and chains extra turns, so count stones before leaving a pit on one.
The archive holds 60 earlier boards. Sharpen your opening lines with the strategy guide, then browse the full calendar for any daily you missed.