An arabic board game?

Romana Stiman: Looking at the number of squares, I would think the game is called Kharbaga. It is similar to Zamma and very popular in North Africa. It is in the family of African Draughts (Alquerque) games and in Ghana it goes by the name of Damii. When not played on the ground the boards are usually big and played on each others knees forming a table.These board games from Morocco and other North African nations are very social board games with lots of calling out. You can find the rules and also have them custom made in the country of origin at Games from Everywhere (Yahoo them)....Show more

Coralie Goldsberry: This Site Might Help You.RE:An arabic board game?I've played this board game with locals in Morocco, but forgot the name and I am not able to find it. Anyone knows this? It's kinda checkers, you remove opponent's stone by jumping over it. The loser is the one who has no stones left or is not able to move any. Some......Show more

Hilma Pestano: Well ! it's not actually Kharbaga, as you may see there are 9 stones on each square and you can move horizontal. Also I am quite sure that's not the name they called it, of course, it may vary in different regions.