Ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia nā lula o ka pāʻani Mancala ma luna o kahi loina maʻalahi. Hoʻokani ʻia ka pāʻani ma waena o ʻelua mea pāʻani. He 24 pōhaku ko kēlā me kēia mea pāʻani i ka hoʻomaka ʻana. He 12 mau lua i loko o ka pāʻani Mancala. He 6 mau lua ko kēlā me kēia mea pāʻani i mua o lākou a hiki i nā mea pāʻani ke lawe a pāʻani wale me ko lākou mau pōhaku ponoʻī. Akā, hiki i nā mea pāʻani ke hoʻokomo i nā pōhaku i loko o ka lua o ko lākou hoa paio. Aia nā lua nui kokoke i kēia mau lua 6 a kapa ʻia kēia mau mea he waihona waiwai. ʻO ka pahuhopu ka hōʻiliʻili ʻana i nā pōhaku ma nā wahi waihona waiwai.