Gulek → German. Gulek (from Gu = (short for:) "Gumpoldskirchen" + lek = (Swedish:) "game") was invented by the Austrian math teacher and game designer Michael Winkelmann in 1987, when he lived in Gumpoldskirchen (hence its name). The game was awarded the first prize of the design contest at the 3rd Austrian Game Festival in Vienna in 1987. Gulek was published by the Vock'sche Werkstatt in 1990. The game is an unusual mancala-variant for 2-6 players. Michael Winkelmann also designed Myra (1955) and Esiema (1989).