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Evidence for Misoro Tsoro
2 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.1884
Type Ethnography
Location Zimbabwe
Date 1964-01-01 - 1964-12-31
Rules 4x6-21 board; 8 is most common, 12, 15, and 18 are also popular. Two counters in each hole in the players' outer rows. Two holes in each player's outer row are selected as misoro. Typically, the left two holes are chosen. Sowing occurs in an anti-clockwise direction, only in the two rows belonging to the player. When the final counter lands in an occupied hole, these are picked up and sowing continues. If this final hole is one of the misoro, the player may choose to end their turn instead of continuing to sow. When the final counter lands in an empty hole in the inner row, any counters in the opposite hole in the opponent's inner row are captured. If there also are counters in the opposite hole in the opponent's outer row, these are also captured, but only if there was first a capture from the inner row hole. Players cannot sow from a hole with a single counter unless there are no holes with multiple counters. Single counters can only be sown into an empty hole. Play continues until one player has captured all of the opponent's counters, thus winning the game.
Content "Two of the back-row (I and iv) holes are nominated as "heads" (musoro, pl. misoro). The ones usually chosen are I, 1 and 2 for A, and iv, 7 and 8 for B. If a player's final stone drops into one of his misoro, he need not pick up all the stones in it and move on as usual unless he chooses. It is thus possible to accumulate a tactical stock-pile ready for a lightning swoop along the front row at the right moment." Matthews 1964: 65.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Spaces Outside, Public
Genders Male
Source Matthews, J. 1964. "Notes on Some African Stone Games." NADA: The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Department Annual 9(1): 64-66.
Id DLP.Evidence.1885
Type Ethnography
Location Zimbabwe
Date 1964-01-01 - 1964-12-31
Rules The leftmost and rightmost holes are misoro. Play starts with two counters in each hole in the outer row for each player, except their rightmost hole which contains three.
Content "If playing Variant 1, and the two misoro chosen are holes 1 and 8 for both players, it is customary to have three stones at the beginning in No. 8 for A and no. 1 for B, as in Variant 2 " (Musero Tsoro in Ludii). Matthews 1964: 66.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Spaces Outside, Public
Genders Male
Source Matthews, J. 1964. "Notes on Some African Stone Games." NADA: The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Department Annual 9(1): 64-66.
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