Dara (Nigeria)

Dara is played on a board of 6x5 squares:

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Both players have 12-12 stones.

1. The players take turns putting their stones on the board until all 24 are on the board.

2. Then each player takes a turn moving a stone into an adjacent empty square.
   Stones may be moved up, down, or sideways, but not diagonally.

3. When a player gets three stones in a row, they get to remove one of their opponent's stones.

Clarifications:
- Players may not have more than three stones in a row at any time.
- Stones in a row cannot be removed.
- A row made when placing the stones on the board in Step One does not count.
- Only one stone at a time may be removed from an opponent,
  even if more than one row is formed by a move.

A player with only 2 stones loses.

Interesting facts:
- Stones are often referred to as 'cows'.
- This is played in several countries in Africa, with slightly different rules and names.