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Descriptive Essay On Mancala

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Since I was young, my mother has always worked in a daycare setting. The daycare soon became my second home. Being there for multiple hours a week, exposed me to a lot of different activities that taught me most of the skills I possess today. Among all of the toys and games the daycare had to offer, there was one in particular that I enjoyed the most, a board game call Mancala. Mancala can be played on a table or on a hard surface, with one other person. The board game has 12 parallel circular holes, which are small and each contain 4 marbles. Then you have 2 bigger oval holes at each end of the board called Mancalas. I found Mancala one day in summer camp, while looking for something to do inside since it was raining and we couldn’t go out …show more content…

It would help me concentrate and would keep me entertained for a long period of time. Mancala requires a lot of repetitive movements, that eventually became automatic to me. I have noticed over time that I enjoy doing activities that require repetitive movements since it helps me relax and keep my mind from wandering. I learned not to be a sore loser and developed problem solving skills by analyzing which hole I could pick from to end up with one that had marbles in it. I grew so found of it that my mother bought me the game once she saw how much I enjoyed playing it. I taught her how to play Mancala, along with my cousins and friends that didn’t go to the daycare with me. I have not seen or played Mancala for many years now. It is always the activity that I bring up, when I talk about things I liked to do when I was small. Over time, homework became more time consuming and going out with friends became the cooler choice as a teenager. Therefore, I eventually abandoned my Mancala board and stopped playing indefinitely. My new treasured object is now my iPhone, where I can download games and play them anywhere I go that involve repetitive movements as well. I can also watch Netflix, send a text to my friend or facetime them when I get

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