Bao
Bao is a two-player abstract board game of the mancala type, in which seeds are sown around a board of thirty-two pits set in four rows of eight. This version is organised as a sequence of four rule sets…
Bao is a card & board game developed by NowPlay, released 21 October 2026 on Web browser.
What Bao is
Bao is a card & board game game developed by NowPlay and released in 2026. It is available on Web browser only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bao is a two-player abstract board game of the mancala type, in which seeds are sown around a board of thirty-two pits set in four rows of eight. This version is organised as a sequence of four rule sets: three simplified variants named Bank, Maasai and the Long Game, followed by Bao la Kiswahili, the complete form of the game. Rated matches are played in Bao la Kiswahili exclusively. Opponents can be people online or bots, and other modes include a lesson, a five-step solo ladder and a daily challenge set in a game already under way. A game lasts 15 to 25 minutes.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Bao launched on 21 October 2026, within three weeks of Phantom Blade Zero, Gears of War: E-Day, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Star Wars: Galactic Racer.
Released around the same time: Phantom Blade Zero, Gears of War: E-Day, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Star Wars: Galactic Racer.
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