The Daily Mancala challenge for October 14, 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.
Puzzle #75 of the daily run falls on October 14, 2026. The configuration is fixed by the date itself, so replays and rebuilds never change it.
The first sow belongs to you today. 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.
Expect a tactical middle game: the medium setting spots one-move threats, so cover the pit opposite your loaded rows.
The archive holds 74 earlier boards. Refresh the capture rule in the how-to-play guide before you sow, or replay earlier challenges once this board is banked.