Eré · Igbo

Okwe

The seed board · 8–15 min

Igbo okwe: twelve houses, four seeds each. Sow, count, gather. No quarrel when you lose.

Why. Number and patience. Elders still play okwe in the yard.

1. Usoro ala bụ nke gị. — The bottom row is yours.
2. Ụlọ ọ bụla nwere mkpụrụ anọ. — Each house starts with four seeds.
3. Pịa ụlọ gị. Gbasaa mkpụrụ n’aka nri. — Tap your house. Sow to the right.
4. Onye kọtara iri abụọ na anọ (24) meriri. — First to twenty-four wins.