Starfield Mancala Kalah

Gameplay follows the standard rules of Kalah. At the start, each of the twelve small houses contains four energy tokens. A player’s turn begins by selecting one of their own non-empty houses. The game interface highlights all eligible houses on the player’s side. Selection is performed by pressing the corresponding button on a controller or clicking the house with a mouse. All tokens are then removed from that house and distributed one by one into subsequent pits in a counterclockwise direction. Tokens are placed into the player’s own store but are skipped over the opponent’s store. If the last token lands in the player’s own store, that player earns an extra turn. If the last token lands in an empty house on the player’s own side, and the opponent’s directly opposite house contains tokens, a capture occurs. The player collects both the last token and all tokens from the opponent’s opposite house, placing them into their own store. The game ends when one player has no tokens remaining in any of their six houses. The remaining tokens on the opponent’s side are then awarded to that opponent’s store. The player with the higher total number of tokens in their store is declared the winner. The interface provides a clear visual count of each player’s store total and displays a turn indicator. A pause menu allows for restarting the match or returning to the main game.