Shax: A Somali Game
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Shax: A Somali Game

TweetShax (pronounced as Shahh) is two player board game that has been played in the Horn of Africa for centuries. It holds a special cultural place in Somaliland,…

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Layli Goobalay: Somaliland Variant of the African National Game
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Layli Goobalay: Somaliland Variant of the African National Game

TweetLayli Goobalay, literally meaning “exercise with circles” in the Somali language, is the Somaliland variant of the classical Count and Capture board games, which are some times called…

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