Labels:hakham | sky OCR: page23 of 32 THE GLASS BEAD GAME Diag ram position General Mancalas are among the oldest boardgames knowmtan They can be found in huge variety of variants and under many different names from South Africa to the PhillipinesIn his 'New Rules for Classic Games Wayne Schmittbergerremarks of the Glass Bead Game: "Christiaan Freeling has created mancala-type game thabay make you want tO forget all the previous ones you've seen The reason for his enthusi iasm lies number new concepts I brought to the general principle and the way they interact In traditional mancalas all beads are equal. Here they come as Gems Stones Gems have point value They can be captured but cannot capture Stones have no point value They can capture but cannot be captured Gems themselves range in value There are two mutually ...
