🐚Have you ever played Sungka?

Sungka is one of the traditional Filipino games.

According to a research made by  Alex de Voogt, "the early sources on Philippine mancala and the collection of Philippine playing boards in the amnh show that sungka is a game that has privileged one configuration of playing holes since at least the beginning of the twentieth century. This configuration of two rows of seven holes and two stores is also found elsewhere in Southeast Asia. In areas with a long tradition of mancala, this is just one of many configurations of holes. In other areas where the game has been recently  introduced, the game is closely associated with the local Philippine community and only one configuration of holes can be found. 

The configuration of holes is a helpful indicator of the direction of geographical dispersal in the second wave of Philippine emigrants, while the limited variation of configurations in the Philippines suggests the relatively late arrival of the game in this area. Cultural influences have reached the Maldives in the west and Taiwan and Guam in the north. Further research on games in Southeast Asia may confirm that mancala is a productive source of identifying historical contacts so it may further our understanding of cultural influences in the region."

Referrence:  Philippine Sungka and Cultural Contact in Southeast Asia