Royal Mancala is a meta-game, which has a royal piece that functions like the king in Chess. It was suggested by Ralf Gering on June 2, 2006, who was inspired by Awele Bohnanza. The object of these games is to capture the opponent's king, to mate him. Royal mancala can be played with one or several royal pieces per player. In the later case the goal is to capture all royal pieces of the enemy. The meta-rule can be used in all mancala games in which each player circulates his seeds separately. Additional modifications may become necessary to get a working game: