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Dutch version of the Mancala Game (Sowing and Harvesting Game). The game rules were found in the box of another game. The handwritten description called the game "'t Katspel". The accompanying drawings led to the present design. The text read: "The cat game is played by two people. The game requires 12 trays (bottle trays, saucers or the like) and 48 beans (or other similar objects). Each player has 6 trays in two rows of three in front of him. stand. A cyclical sequence is thought to exist between these 6 cups. Those of the top row follow each other from left to right (a, b, c), those of the bottom row from right to left (d, e, f), on c follows d and on f follows a, see drawing. At the start of the game, 4 beans are placed in each tray of both players, a total of 48 beans, which remain in the trays during the entire game. Course of the game: Each player takes turns making a 'move'. To this end, he chooses one of his trays, the 'play tray', takes the beans out and places them one by one in a subsequent tray at the tray that immediately follows the play tray, starting. The tray in which the last bean is placed is called the 'end tray'. If this end tray now contains 4 beans, the player may take these 4 beans from this tray and place them in an opponent's tray of his choice. In the special case that, in addition to the end tray, one or more trays contain just 4 beans, all trays (with 4 beans) are emptied and their combined contents are placed in one tray of the opposing party. Now it is the turn of the other party. Of course, each move comes with a new play tray and end tray. The player whose trays are all empty is the winner. "
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