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<mdoxml version="1.0"><p>This game is played in Ghana.<br></br>
Stones that were marked for this game in the third century AD have been found near Hadrian's Wall in Northern England.</p>
<p>A game for two players<br></br>
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You need:</strong><br></br>
Four counters each<br></br>
A game board <br></br>
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<strong>To start:</strong><br></br>
Take it in turns to place a counter on an empty circle.<br></br>
Keep going until all the counters are on the board. <br></br>
Then take it in turns to slide one of your counters along a line to an empty circle. <br></br>
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<strong>The winner:</strong> the first player to get three counters in a straight line. </p>
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Achi
This game for two players comes from Ghana. However, stones that were marked for this game in the third century AD have been found near Hadrian's Wall in Northern England.
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