The Store & The Win Count
📋 What it is
Seeds that reach your store are safe and counted for you; the game ends when one side's pits are empty.
🗣️ Coach says
Your store is the bank. As you sow past it, you drop a seed in — and those seeds are SAFE, counted toward your win, and never sown again. The game ends when one player's six pits are all empty; then each player adds up their store to see who has more.
🧠 Memory hook
The store is your safe bank. Empty pits end the game; most seeds banked wins.
😂 Giggle
Why did the player count so carefully before moving?
Because in Oware, where your last seed lands is everything!
😲 Whoa!
You only ever drop seeds in YOUR OWN store as you pass it — you skip the opponent's store entirely when sowing, so their bank never grows on your turn.
✅ Quick check: What is special about seeds that land in your store?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
They're safe — banked toward your final count and never sown again; the store is where you collect your winning seeds.
Store seeds are locked in and count toward victory.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Sow a pit that reaches past your store and confirm one seed drops in — banked and safe.