One of the favorite pastimes for older Ngoni, Tumbuka and Chewa 

men is playing Ncuwa (Chetumbuka) or Incuwa (Chichewa).  Variations 

of this game is palyed in almost every part of Africa and many parts 

of the world.  It has a differnet name in almost every language.  

Ncuwa is usually played on a board dug into the earth.  The game 

area has 132 holes arranged in four rows of 33 -- each side plays 

two rows.  Teams usually have at least two players, but it is not 

unusual for a couple of bystanders to weigh in with an opinion about 

the soundness of past, present and future moves, so the side 

discussions are often more livel and antimated than the game.  At 

the start of a game three stones or nuts are put in some of the 

holes.  The markers from a hole are select and moved counter-

clockwise around a side of the board.  Depending on how many 

markers are in the last hole the player may pickup the markers and 

continue and/or remove his opponent markers in a corresponding hole 

or must stop his turn.  The object is to remove your opponents 

markers from the board. This game is in Kafukule, Malawi.