Wow , this is magnificent. Look at how shining the Ayo board is. May God continue to bless you Mr Mike. I really loved the game that u played with Jenny. You both played smartly. I can't fully express my love ❤ for u in words.
The Same Same I agree that people should keep beliefs to themselves but your comment added nothing nobody looked at you comment and went, “I like this” you should also keep your beliefs to yourself
love the mismatched socks, I am of the mind that if the socks are the same thickness/height they go together no matter the pattern, especially if they came from the same assortment
Your channel is always a nice reminder that life is just more fun when you walk through the world with open eyes, taking it in and trying out all kinds of things. And in doing so one might learn a thing or two =)
As I said on Babatunde's video, this is really amazing. I was given an Ayo board with canna seeds a week ago by a friend and now I know how to play. This life is so much better with friends, and although they may be from a different place, we are all the same in the end.
In total, the project here is contributing to local economies at both ends. Babatunde bought an Ayo set at a local market to make his tutorial. I bought the wood to make mine from a local charity project
@@AtomicShrimp It's nice to support charity and the local economy. And nice to see someone who has the skills, time and tools, use them make something interesting rather than buy it. I'd have to buy a set - I have zero woodworking skills, and no tools or money to buy them. Sigh...
We also have one here in the Philippines, its called 'Sungka'. We use seashells or tamarind seeds. Ours are much longer with 7 holes for each player and 7 seashells for each hole. Each player also has their own home base where they put their collected seashells for each round located in the right side of the board.
I got a larger variant when I was in Rwanda. It has two sides connected with string and folds up. Their version has the six bins like this one does but also has a larger bin at each end and the goal was to go around and fill your bin with the most stones. From what I've read most of the other rules are the same. Always cool to see other versions of this game!
Hand saw tip: If you clean your saw blade well, apply some paraffin block wax (Canning wax) or candle wax to the blade. It will cut easier. Also if you have a hammer with a wooden handle, paraffin wax on the handle keeps it from slipping. If you are doing a major amount of hammering, this can save you blisters.
It does tend to vary with mood and over time. The fabric that we used to cover Eva's chair (not actually Eva's chair) that you see here: ruclips.net/video/ETW6xdM7DXI/видео.html we originally bought with a view to making me a shirt, but I sort of went off it. I like the vines design on the dinner table a LOT right now - much more in fact than when we bought that. I used to doodle a lot in meetings (sometimes got me in trouble, but it actually helps me concentrate) and I would sometimes create patterns that looked like Mandalas - other times, it was tangled vines, and sometimes things that looked like weird technical circuit diagrams
You are talented, creative, super adorable and promote less known cultures by really showing their culture not just taking it, I wish the entire platform would be like this
I remember playing this on an old Nokia phone. It was called bantumi on there I believe. I imagine playing on a proper board made by your own hands is much more satisfying though.
Brings back memories. Had some friends from Burundi back in the early 70s who tought me that game. I think it was called kobolo there, or similar (can't find it with google, but the name popped into my head). I made a board with my father's drill and some vicious looking bit - a rasp ball of about 1" or so diameter at the end of the shaft. And then lots of elbow grease with sandpaper. Yeah, not my favourite job either. Used marbles. Anyone remember those? They were fun. Long forgotten how to play the board game.
So we have a very similar looking game called pallanguzhi that's played with seashells. Ours is played with 6 shells to each bowl, except the center two, which have only one shell each.
Thanks so much for this, I'm sat here figuring out how I can make one with minimal tools here. I may have to give in and ask my dad for some tools. Thanks for the inspiration, as always!
Cannot believe that somehow your viewers always find something to complain about in te comment section..? Great skills, remember playing this as a child!!!
Your genuine interest in Nigerian culture is very refreshing. I live in America. When white people here express interest in non-white cultures it usually comes off as disingenuous and corny. But I see you making a faithful attempt to learn about a culture from a different part of the world and it really makes me respect you. I love your channel. Keep up the good work.
I have eaten danish all my life and never knew that you could make oil from it. I suppose the oil is what makes it taste good, but that doesn’t explain how it also makes the wood so shiny. I learn so much from your channel. Loved seeing your dog at the beach too!
Very nice. Interesting that you hinged your board length-ways; as mine, and others that I've seen, are hinged across the short middle, leaving 6 on each end like a half dozen egg box.
99% of people would just buy the board online somewhere. Mike has all the tools in his garage/shed and thinks.. I can make that. It's rare and nice to see. I am one of the 99% that would just buy the board.
Maybe one day, although my chances of survival out there are pretty poor, partly due to the climate, and partly (sadly) because foreigners are apparently a serious target for violent crime in that region.
I just yesterday watched an older video of yours where you found some stones on the beach, and said you were keeping them for a board game idea. This is the first game that popped into my head, but I was sure it would be something else (and also thought to myself that playing this game with physical pieces must be a pain compared to playing it virtually). Incidentally, I originally learned it as "Wari."
I used to play a game called Bantumi on my Nokia 3310 back in the day, I used to be really good at it as a kid. Apparently that was just a fancy name for Mancala. The more you know!
I love tbis game!! I have never owned my own set i might buy one now lol. My neighbours have one and so does my best friend so i have played it at theirs
I am pretty excited to try this game out. It seems like just the kind of thing my family would enjoy. Unfortunately, I am really struggling to understand the rules. I was hoping you would maybe explain them more clearly for us. Guess I'll try slowing the Africa Everyday video way down and keep reviewing it until the rules eventually find their way through my thick skull. I enjoy all of your content but, I must say, the colabs with Africa Everyday have been my favorites thus far, by a long shot.
Very nice woodwork, I love a game with its own case. How many Danish would it take to make enough oil for that. No I do not expect an answer. Lol, can look it up myself. 😂🤣✌️ Terrazzo sock love.
I have a lot of family in Ghana and when I went to visit we played the exact same game but called it oware. I know there are several words and pronunciations for the game but I can’t remember the rest.
Off topic, but I love your planer. I wish I had one, it'd make my life so much easier. I made a jig for my handheld router to flatten wood, but it's really limited by the size of the actual jig
I had a nice mancala set when I was younger. I grabbed it while in the store with my parents and had no idea how to play. I still don't know how to play but I wish I had kept the set. Maybe one day I'll get another one.
Oh, for good tools! I’ve often thought a community workshop would be a good idea, with people paying either a per use fee or having a yearly subscription fee, to cover the cost of a supervisor and maintenance on the tools.
Wow , this is magnificent. Look at how shining the Ayo board is. May God continue to bless you Mr Mike. I really loved the game that u played with Jenny. You both played smartly. I can't fully express my love ❤ for u in words.
Hey it's Babatunde. Hope you're well, dude!
@@NecroBanana yes 👍, I am. Thank you. N u?
The Same Same not a Christian myself but was that really needed mate
The Same Same I agree that people should keep beliefs to themselves but your comment added nothing nobody looked at you comment and went, “I like this” you should also keep your beliefs to yourself
@@useitwice Each to their own - us atheists have no more right to force our beliefs than anybody else. Live and let live!
love the mismatched socks, I am of the mind that if the socks are the same thickness/height they go together no matter the pattern, especially if they came from the same assortment
Your channel is always a nice reminder that life is just more fun when you walk through the world with open eyes, taking it in and trying out all kinds of things. And in doing so one might learn a thing or two =)
As I said on Babatunde's video, this is really amazing. I was given an Ayo board with canna seeds a week ago by a friend and now I know how to play. This life is so much better with friends, and although they may be from a different place, we are all the same in the end.
It is refreshing to see someone make things by hand instead of buying them. Great video once again
The economy exists to serve us, not vice versa
In total, the project here is contributing to local economies at both ends. Babatunde bought an Ayo set at a local market to make his tutorial. I bought the wood to make mine from a local charity project
@@AtomicShrimp It's nice to support charity and the local economy. And nice to see someone who has the skills, time and tools, use them make something interesting rather than buy it. I'd have to buy a set - I have zero woodworking skills, and no tools or money to buy them. Sigh...
"this message is approved by the Benin gaming board" - John Warobarosa
also approved by Jeff Bbezos
@@Bloodray19 looool
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I don't know anything about the soul called Mr barrister John Warosa!
Please don't talk about the soul called Mr Barrister John Warosa there is only Mr Barrister Hassan okay
Played this lots as a child. Nice to see you doing this and Babatunde introducing it to you. It brings back a lot of great memories.
That wood recycling project seems like a good thing. I will mention it to my uncle who does a lot of woodworking too.
May your board host enough happy times to show as much character as the first one.
What a beautiful project- a family heirloom. I used to play lots of mancala with my kids.
We have something similar in South Africa called "Morabaraba".
I've seen one up to two meters long played by five people on each side.
Wow, I shall look this up.
I have a commercial version. Bit smaller and more 'square' but the same game. It's good fun.
We also have one here in the Philippines, its called 'Sungka'. We use seashells or tamarind seeds. Ours are much longer with 7 holes for each player and 7 seashells for each hole. Each player also has their own home base where they put their collected seashells for each round located in the right side of the board.
I got a larger variant when I was in Rwanda. It has two sides connected with string and folds up. Their version has the six bins like this one does but also has a larger bin at each end and the goal was to go around and fill your bin with the most stones. From what I've read most of the other rules are the same. Always cool to see other versions of this game!
Hand saw tip: If you clean your saw blade well, apply some paraffin block wax (Canning wax) or candle wax to the blade. It will cut easier. Also if you have a hammer with a wooden handle, paraffin wax on the handle keeps it from slipping. If you are doing a major amount of hammering, this can save you blisters.
I love seeing all the patterned things you own. Patterns even down to your socks.
It's interesting, because I was just thinking today that this wooden Ayo box is a bit plain looking...
@@AtomicShrimp do you have a favorite pattern? Or does the favoritism depend on what mood you're in?
It does tend to vary with mood and over time. The fabric that we used to cover Eva's chair (not actually Eva's chair) that you see here: ruclips.net/video/ETW6xdM7DXI/видео.html we originally bought with a view to making me a shirt, but I sort of went off it. I like the vines design on the dinner table a LOT right now - much more in fact than when we bought that.
I used to doodle a lot in meetings (sometimes got me in trouble, but it actually helps me concentrate) and I would sometimes create patterns that looked like Mandalas - other times, it was tangled vines, and sometimes things that looked like weird technical circuit diagrams
You are talented, creative, super adorable and promote less known cultures by really showing their culture not just taking it, I wish the entire platform would be like this
I used to play this game on one of my dad's old Nokia phones! Can't remember the rules anymore but I was addicted
I might not love all your videos, but I do love your channel, and how it's literally just all the things about your life that you want to share.
I remember playing this on an old Nokia phone. It was called bantumi on there I believe.
I imagine playing on a proper board made by your own hands is much more satisfying though.
Brings back memories. Had some friends from Burundi back in the early 70s who tought me that game. I think it was called kobolo there, or similar (can't find it with google, but the name popped into my head). I made a board with my father's drill and some vicious looking bit - a rasp ball of about 1" or so diameter at the end of the shaft. And then lots of elbow grease with sandpaper. Yeah, not my favourite job either. Used marbles. Anyone remember those? They were fun. Long forgotten how to play the board game.
A channel of culture, nutrition, creation but also, occasionnal destruction of scammers hopes and dreams. Balance and diversity in all things human.
I always knew this game as ayo. I learned it from my university professor who had spent years in Africa. He beat me hollow!
So we have a very similar looking game called pallanguzhi that's played with seashells.
Ours is played with 6 shells to each bowl, except the center two, which have only one shell each.
What part of the world are you from?
@@dogbot55 Southern India
I hope atomic shrimp builds up a whole network of international creators from lots of countries :3
That would be very cool
Maybe, but the people might have to build it themselves. In the original cooking video, he said Babatunde himself spoke up and asked for help.
Thanks so much for this, I'm sat here figuring out how I can make one with minimal tools here. I may have to give in and ask my dad for some tools. Thanks for the inspiration, as always!
I’ve never heard of this so thank you for educating me. The wooden box looks really cute and so satisfying to have something you’ve made.
Beautifully made. Taking time to make beautiful things is good for people in a way almost nothing else is.
In the Philippines we call it "Sungka". It is really interesting to see other people's version of it. 😄
Cannot believe that somehow your viewers always find something to complain about in te comment section..? Great skills, remember playing this as a child!!!
Your genuine interest in Nigerian culture is very refreshing.
I live in America.
When white people here express interest in non-white cultures it usually comes off as disingenuous and corny.
But I see you making a faithful attempt to learn about a culture from a different part of the world and it really makes me respect you.
I love your channel.
Keep up the good work.
And when you sincerely try, people get all bent out of shape about it
@@rinoz47 who's getting bent out of shape. I think this is awesome
Just come from watching Babatunde's video and it's really a lovely friendship to watch developing between you two over these challenges/projects
@@badgerboy4448 lol 😁
Great job! It's amazing what a little(or a lot) oil will do.
I have eaten danish all my life and never knew that you could make oil from it. I suppose the oil is what makes it taste good, but that doesn’t explain how it also makes the wood so shiny. I learn so much from your channel.
Loved seeing your dog at the beach too!
I once saw almost the same box in the attic shop and I can tell that the one from you is on a very high level, good job!
@@badgerboy4448 yea, exactly Johny
I used to play that game with marbles, I never thought to use rocks. looks like it works just fine.
I have used lentils or something before i can't remember. Beans work well (the dry kind obviously)
If you're into making wooden boardgames, you should give Tak a try. One of my favs. and for some wood and stones, Shobu is interesting.
That planer is a very satisfying machine. I reckon I could watch that thing for a while and be very entertained
How fun to have machineries for making stuff with. You made a nice job if it.
Very nice. Interesting that you hinged your board length-ways; as mine, and others that I've seen, are hinged across the short middle, leaving 6 on each end like a half dozen egg box.
Yeah, although the one Babatunde has in his tutorial is like this. In my case, the design was dictated by the available materials
lik to see more board games u can make with wood using ur tools
Of course someone with a channel THIS interesting would wear missmatching socks
99% of people would just buy the board online somewhere. Mike has all the tools in his garage/shed and thinks.. I can make that. It's rare and nice to see.
I am one of the 99% that would just buy the board.
This man is so wholesome I can’t
Frigg me mate, you are a man of many traits! So far you have not uploaded a single video I have not enjoyed. Do keep it up!
Such a variety of skills and knowledge you have
Beautiful woodworking! My daughter taught me how to play mancala a few years ago. Apparently it is very popular at American summer camps 😀
That's a beautiful piece of woodwork. Nice to finally see your face as well. 😊
P.s. I must be the only person who finds hand-sanding relaxing...lol
This can be played with holes in the ground too. My dad used to call this game Tsoro.
my country called it "Congkak"
i told babatude that id seen it in diff variants, its common but with very varying rules
Yes. Congkak or Southeast Asian Mancala.
ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congkak
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asian_mancala
Love your channel! So very educational in so many different sections of life and cultures!
I would love to see a video of you visiting Babatunde or him visiting you
Maybe one day, although my chances of survival out there are pretty poor, partly due to the climate, and partly (sadly) because foreigners are apparently a serious target for violent crime in that region.
This channel is so random, I love it. Thank you 🍤.
We also have this game in turkey, we call it mangala
I just yesterday watched an older video of yours where you found some stones on the beach, and said you were keeping them for a board game idea. This is the first game that popped into my head, but I was sure it would be something else (and also thought to myself that playing this game with physical pieces must be a pain compared to playing it virtually). Incidentally, I originally learned it as "Wari."
🥰 in the carribean we call it a " Warri game" one of the best game ever.
There's a giant one of these at the Oregon country fair and it just beautiful
I remember playing this, or something like this, upstairs in the coffee shop on club penguin lol. it was actually a lot of fun :P
I remember playing that game when I was a kid and it was so much fun
AKA Bantumi on the Nokia 3310.
I loved that game.
I used to play a game called Bantumi on my Nokia 3310 back in the day, I used to be really good at it as a kid. Apparently that was just a fancy name for Mancala. The more you know!
Mancala will always have a special place in my heart because you could play it in club penguin.
I love tbis game!!
I have never owned my own set i might buy one now lol. My neighbours have one and so does my best friend so i have played it at theirs
I am pretty excited to try this game out. It seems like just the kind of thing my family would enjoy. Unfortunately, I am really struggling to understand the rules. I was hoping you would maybe explain them more clearly for us. Guess I'll try slowing the Africa Everyday video way down and keep reviewing it until the rules eventually find their way through my thick skull.
I enjoy all of your content but, I must say, the colabs with Africa Everyday have been my favorites thus far, by a long shot.
Very nice woodwork, I love a game with its own case. How many Danish would it take to make enough oil for that. No I do not expect an answer. Lol, can look it up myself. 😂🤣✌️
Terrazzo sock love.
I have a lot of family in Ghana and when I went to visit we played the exact same game but called it oware. I know there are several words and pronunciations for the game but I can’t remember the rest.
That planer is such a cool machine.
In Brunei, the game is called cungkak (chung-kak). It's a traditional game for us.
You are a hero. Greetings from NZ :))
Played this when I was a kid - its a South Asian version of the Mancala board, Congkak.
Off topic, but I love your planer. I wish I had one, it'd make my life so much easier. I made a jig for my handheld router to flatten wood, but it's really limited by the size of the actual jig
Oh hey, I remember playing this. I think it's called Dakon in my area.
this is some fine woodworking
I had a nice mancala set when I was younger. I grabbed it while in the store with my parents and had no idea how to play. I still don't know how to play but I wish I had kept the set. Maybe one day I'll get another one.
5:25 that is some really nice grain in the timber!
Does Backgammon also belong in that family of games?
There sure are similarities
I think I remember seeing some version of this game on a very early cellphone (where you could count the pixels by eye)
This was so cool to watch! I really wish I could make stuff like that but I dont even have the tools :( still loved watching it though!
Oh, for good tools! I’ve often thought a community workshop would be a good idea, with people paying either a per use fee or having a yearly subscription fee, to cover the cost of a supervisor and maintenance on the tools.
i just watched africa everyday's video about games and this poped up:D
I used to play this on club penguin when I was a kid, didn’t realise it was an actual game!
I use to play this when I was kid...
I Love your odd socks 😂
You are great
I used to play this with my grandma
Brilliant video ☺️
Man 'as got sum tools innit!
Never heard of this game or the variant. Very interesting
I remember playing this with my dad in a hotel in the Philippines.
I'm surprised you didn't make one out of HDPE
Looks like something we in Denmark call 'Kalaha' :)
This reminds me I wanna try making a Mancala board though only got a jigsaw and dremel at hand.. Loved that game in Club Penguin though, RIP.
I think you could probably hollow out proper dishes with a dremel, although it might not be quick
A.S. you are seriously one of the white hats!
Going to make a board out of 2 x paint pallettes and some pirate gems.
Reminds me of something I used to play on my Nokia 3310.
In india same game but eight houses and we use tamarind seeds
@@badgerboy4448 i mean the holes in the game
@@GAMEBOY073 he was just crackin a joke
@@pauljerome01 yeah I am laughing 😂
Nice planer. My dad lost his fingertips on a planer from the 50s without a guard, a few weeks before rona hit
I'm so sorry to hear that, I hope he's doing well
In Malaysia we call it congkak. A bit different but i think it the same game.
You should try to make 3 player chess
Do you think it'd be possible to have a long range game again Babatunde? Each playing on their own board? 🤔
have you ever looked into solarpunk? I get a solarpunk sort of energy from your videos