Kiela 3.5
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Kiela - Kiela A Game of African Origin
History
Kiela is a secular game of African origin.
It is considered the oldest strategic game in the world.
This game is traditionally played by counting and distributing stones in small holes dug in the ground.
Being a mathematical and strategic game, Kiela was used, for centuries, as a way to choose the cleverest person to guide the kingdom or the army, or even to marry the princess.
According to the wise elders, the essence of this game is to win the adversary without killing him. Therefore, the captured adversary’s soldiers are not sent out the board. “All the soldiers in this situation (captured) will immediately become part of the captor’s army in which they will serve honorably and will have the same status as their captor” (Campos, B. in Kiela – A Game of African origin, 1998, 2000.
Kiela is strategy, but also an appeal to peace, harmony and respect to the human life.
Rules of the traditional version
Which stones belong to you?
The stones contained in the two upper lines belong to your adversary.
Your stones are placed in the two closer (lower) lines.
Each player has two lines: one external line and one internal line.
At the beginning, each player has 28 stones: 20 stones in the external line + 8 stones in the internal line.
Objective
The aim of the game is to capture the opponent’s stones and integrate them into your team.
How to move the stones?
By touching one house (on the screen), all stones will be removed from it and distributed to the following houses, dropping one stone each, in counterclockwise.
When to continue and when should you stop?
If the last stone falls into a house which is not empty, then:
If that house is placed in the external line, you will remove all the stones in this house and keep placing them, one by one, into the next houses;
If that house is placed in the internal line, and the nearest opponent’s house is empty, then you will proceed as indicated in a).
If that house is placed in the internal line, and the nearest opponent’s house is not empty, you will capture the stones in that opponent’s house, as well as the ones in the house at the adversary’s correspondent position. A flash will indicate the two houses where the adversary’s stones will be removed.
If the last stone falls into an empty house:
In this case, you will stop. Then, your turn is over and your adversary starts playing.
When is the match over?
The match ends when one of the players captures all the stones from the adversary, or when it is quite impossible to make any progress.
Notice
This software was based on the first version developed by Bernardo Campos (1993). More information can be found in his Book (Kiela – A Game of African origin).
About Kiela
Kiela is a free app for Android published in the Board list of apps, part of Games & Entertainment.
The company that develops Kiela is Bernardo Francisco Campos. The latest version released by its developer is 3.5.
To install Kiela on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2020-06-19 and was downloaded 0 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Kiela as malware as malware if the download link to com.campos.kiela is broken.
How to install Kiela on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Kiela is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Kiela will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Kiela will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
