The Daily Mancala challenge for October 24, 2026: same opponent, same starting side, for every player in the world.
Saturday is tournament pace — every loose sow gets punished.
Puzzle #85 of the daily run falls on October 24, 2026. The configuration is fixed by the date itself, so replays and rebuilds never change it.
Your opponent takes 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 84 earlier boards. Sharpen your opening lines with the strategy guide, then browse the full calendar for any daily you missed.