CLUSTER BOARD-GAME-MANCALA · 5 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2013-03-19

Classic marble board games

This cluster comprises mobile adaptations of classic marble-based board games, predominantly Mancala and a Portuguese marble game, featuring physics-based launching, multiplayer, and AI opponents. The dated history before the index start is too thin to read a shape from, with only three dated entries. Traction leaders are iMarble, Mancala., and Mancala, each with 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2013: 1AUG 2020: 1OCT 2024: 1JUL 2026: 1SEP 2026: 1
MAR 2013SEP 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 4 unlabelled

Operator · 1 hobby · 1 indie · 2 commercial · 1 open source

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 5 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01iMarble0★1 molivehand-codedhobbyMobile game for iOS that recreates the traditional Portuguese marble game with physics-based launching, multiplayer, and AI opponents.
  2. 02Aeterna: Ancient Board Games0★27 daysliveindieMobile game collection that recreates ancient board games from different civilizations with strategy gameplay and historical context.
  3. 03Mancala.0★3 molivecommercialAncient board game app that recreates Mancala gameplay with marble moving and scoring mechanics.
  4. 04Mancala0★9 mostaleliveopen sourceMobile rendition of the classic Mancala board game for strategy play on Android devices.
  5. 05Mancala Adventures: Board Game0★11 mostalelivecommercialBoard game app that reimagines Mancala with a campaign, boss opponents, power-ups, friend matches, cosmetics, and leaderboards.