Somali Games

Traditional board games from the Horn of Africa — strategy, racing, and capture. Play in your browser.

Dama

Turkish Draughts

Strategic capture on an 8×8 board. All squares are playable — men move orthogonally, kings become rooks. Mandatory capture with chain jumps. Two rows of 16 pieces face off across the sand.

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Akrour

Al-Dharam · Custodian Capture

A 9×9 grid confrontation. Surround opponent pieces on opposite sides to capture them. Forty sticks versus forty stones — outmaneuver, outflank, dominate the center. Strategy runs deep.

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Sik

Sig · Racing Dice Game

Throw six carved sticks onto the sand and race across a twenty-square track. Roll all backs to enter the board. Roll all faces for a bonus turn. Safe zones, captures, and bear-off — first to finish wins.

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