Talk:Oware

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Oware, Ayoayo, Awale, Our i, Warri, Adji-Boto, Wari, Awari or Awele? How was it decided which of its alternate names was to be chosen as the main article title? Perhaps we should take the name is it is dominantly called by people in the area or language where it is most dominantly played, if not already the case.--Sonjaaa 20:27, Sep 7, 2004 (UTC)

I was responsible for naming this page. The names Warri and Wari are very commonly lifted in English to apply to completely different games, so I thought would not uniquely identify the game enough. Most of the others are fairly local spellings. I chose 'Oware' since Ghana has chosen this as their national game, and that is apparently the spelling there. -- Kevin Saff 21:53, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Potentially a little POV

This section:

"The only pieces are 48 undifferentiated seeds. In the Caribbean, these are typically nickernuts, which are smooth and shiny seeds of sprawling coastal shrubs. Beads and pebbles are also sometimes used. In the West, marbles are sometimes used in cheap sets, but these do not have the feel or ease of play of traditional seeds. In tourist sets cowrie shells are sometimes seen, but they are not comfortable to play."

I think the 'do not have the feel or ease of traditional seeds' is POV and should be replaced. Similarly with the 'not comfortable to play' for the Cowrie Shells. Merely a reference that sets exist that replace the seed with either marbles or cowrie-shells would be more factual and less personal opinion.

That said sounds like a good game, stumbled across this from Scrabble. ny156uk 19:16, 22 November 2006 (UTC)