a. Read the history of Mancala, how to create the Okwe version, how to play the Okwe version, and actually learn to play the Okwe version by playing it with someone or by yourself pretending to be two different people. There are over 200 different variants of Mancala. The Okwe version is played by the Igbo people in South Eastern Nigeria. It derives its name from the Okwe tree whose seeds are used for the game. It is not the common version that is explained with the Mancala that you purchase in the United States. It is important that you learn the Okwe version and forget about any other versions you know for the purpose of answering problem (b) given below, otherwise your answer will be incorrect if based on a different version of the game.

b. In the homework on the handout page with the references, do #3. Show the work of how you arrived at your answer to #3 in the sample page given with several Mancalas color coded pink and blue. Kindly note the sample page has a different color code for the store houses of the players than the color of each player's holes. The pink storehouse is for the blue player's holes and the blue storehouse is for the pink player's holes as in this Okwe version of Mancala, a player's storehouse is to the left of their holes and not to the right.

c. On the page with the Mancala Tree, Question #4. Using the decision tree, (i) what is optimal path of player one and the probability of that path? (ii) Which path leads to a draw and what is the probability of that path? (iii) Which path leads to player 2 winning and what is the probability of that path? (iv) Which of the two players has a stronger chance of winning the game and why? Kindly show your work for (i) - (iv).

d. Conduct an internet research on the statistics of COVID-19 in two countries, one that is rated a developed nation and the other that is rated an underdeveloped nation by the World Bank. Explain your reasons for the two countries that you chose over all the others that you could have chosen.

e. Construct or purchase a Mancala game. Your Mancala (Okwe) game handout outlines how to construct the game using an empty dozen egg carton and 48 seeds/stones/beads/coins/buttons. Decorate your game board to tell a statistical comparative story of COVID-19 in two countries, viz., # of cases of COVID-19, # of hospitalizations of COVID-19, # of recovered cases of COVID-19, # of deaths of COVID-19, economic impact related to COVID-19 and so on. Include graphical presentations related to the spread of COVID-19 in both countries. Take pictures of your decorated game (inside and outside) set-up ready for play with four seeds/stones/beads/coins/buttons in each hole.

e. Draw conclusions and inferences for the two countries related to the spread of COVID-19 and actions taken by both countries to alleviate the spread

Create a power-point presentation, video or other presentation format with of your work in b, c, d, e, f and upload your presentation to the discussion board created for this. So here is Mancala Game - Handout

>lt 1s one of the world's oldest strategy games, ranked as highly as Chess in complexity and existing as far back as 5000 B. C. >It can be traced back to the Ur game of the ancient Sumerians located in the Persian Gulf region of Mesopotamia which evolved from their 6 12 20 system of ' numerical record keeping. >lt was transmitted widely to many parts of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, South America and the Caribbean Islands through religion, commerce and the \"Slave Trade.\" >Mancala means \"to transfer\" in Arabic, and it is synonymous with the process- of playing the game - transferring game pieces from one bin to another. >It has at least 200 variants, each with its own motivation, focus of interest, . Codes and jargons that emphasize different aspects \"of the culture, history and geography of the people who play it. ' ' >It is a good tool for reinforcing many mathematical concepts and skills (problem solving, logical reasoning, game theory, numeration, symmetries, probability, combinatorics, etc) for about teaching cultural norms, social and artistic values; and for facilitating inquiry, discovery, innovation, and creativity. Mancala Tree E D C B A 0 0 3 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 N Q W a b C P Player 1 Question $4 - TO ILLUSTRATE TYPE OF WORK NEEDED FOR PROBABILITY It's now player one's turn. Player one has 20 seeds in his mancala, and player two also has the same number of the seeds in his mancala. What is the most optimal choice for player one to choose his move? The decision tree below may be helpful. draw (24:24) 1/2 A (20:24) 1/2 (20:28) Player 2 wins 1/2 1/2 1/2 e (28:20) player 1 wins . 1/2 1/2 several possibilities 1/2 (24:20) Player 1 wins at (28:20) (Diagram 8.1)USE THIS TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR WORK ON HOW YOU GOT ANSWERS FOR THE HOMEWORK PROBLEMS AND THE TREE DIAGRAM FOR THE PROBABILITY QUESTIONS Mancala 8888880 08882880 Player 1 Player 2 Player 1 Player 2 Mancala Mancala Mancala Mancala Player 1 Player 2 Player 1 Player 2 Mancala Mancala 8838880 Player 2 Player 1 Player 2 Player 1 883888 Mancala Mancala Player 2 Player 1 Player 2 Player 1 Mancala Mancala Mancala 888888 Mancala Player 1 Player 2 Player 1 Player 2 Mancala Mancala Mancala Mancala Player 1 Player 2 Player 1 Player 2mm: . 0 Using your markers. paint or pictures to decorate the top of the egg carton ___- Tcape a paper cup to each end of the carton WWSMelh odor ' .m- _ -.._ . ' W) l of ' I e in 0 Put -4 seeds in each of the hole on the board 48 in total. I A player takes seeds from any hole on his side and drops one at each time he passes a hole in the counterclockwise direction. - - A player makes capture only when his last seed drops into a hole and makes 4 in any hole. Then he captures all 4 seeds and put them into his own storehouse on the leside of the board 0 ..A plmer' 5 turn may end only ifhis last seed drops into an empty hole or he makes a capture in the last hole. I When there are only 8 seeds le, and no one is likely to make a capture the player who oaptures the last 4 seeds- will take all the remaining 8 seeds and end this round. During the game, if one player is out of seeds on his side, the other one mustpiay into his side. A player is not allowed to touch the seeds to help counting. The one who loses the round will start the next round. . The winner put the extra seeds tn his storehouse the loser rah-es as many seeds as possible to make 4' tn each hole, and the rest are put into his own storehouse. Elie empty hole should not be used until the player wins back the hole. I... Homework: 1. Make your own Mancale. board. 2. Familiarize yourself with the rules by playing the game with family members or friends. I will ask two of you to play the game in class. 3. According to the rules above, how many groups of 4 will player one have m his storehouse after he sows seeds {him the hole a and completes his tum? , F ' E D c B A 3 \"___mln nnunn a b c d e f Player one B rm 1:: Alex de Vdogt. \"SeededPlayers\