Casual Mancala

Beginner mode is easy, but there is some weird thing going on with easy mode. It is VERY hard! I can barely win 20% of games. The AI plays very capably! Yet, when I go to medium mode, I’ve won the vast majority of my games. I’ve only played one hard game and won that. But again, EASY mode is impossible. Weird. Oh, and too many long ads. I always quit after one game and shut down the app. That way, I don’t face any ads.

1. This game, like many other basic games, lacks one key piece of information: the rules. How do moves work? How do continuations work? So many times I make a move and it is not clear why the game takes extra actions or allows me to make another move. Please provide instructions. 2. The game tells you it is your turn by flashing your pits. If you miss it you may be waiting for the other player when is really your turn. Need some sort of static turn indicator. 3. When an automatic move or score is made please share a reason why message. This helps the player understand what is going on. Otherwise I like the graphics and stone drop movements and scoring numbers.

When playing with both “sound” and “music” muted in “settings” of game, it creates a creepy, pulsating white noise sound coming from the speaker of my iPhone. It...it knows. They’re listening!! Other than that a really fun version of Mancala. I like how you can choose your level of difficulty so you can practice and get better and better. I’ve annihilated the expert level a few times now!! I’m stilled learning all the outcomes though and I’m sure I will be unstoppable soon! It would be 5 stars if it weren’t for all the annoying ads. Booohhh! Just let me play. Also. Please stop frying my brain with that weird pulsating white noise sound.