# Dara - African Board Game — Yoruba Strategy Classic

> Yoruba Strategy Classic (iPhone/iPad app by Quyen Ngo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dara-african-board-game/id6796494982 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Quyen Ngo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1891544854)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-08-27
- Data updated: 2026-09-13
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dara-african-board-game/id6796494982/reviews.md

## What is Dara?

Dara brings a traditional West African strategy game to your phone — a Nigerian relative of Morris played for generations by the Yoruba and Dakarkari peoples.

THE REAL GAME
Every match has two phases. First, Drop: take turns placing your 12 pieces onto the 5x6 board — you can never make 4 in a row, even while dropping. Then, Move: slide one piece at a time into an adjacent empty cell. Line up exactly 3 of your own pieces — orthogonally, not diagonally — and you capture an enemy piece.

PROTECTED PIECES
A piece already sitting in one of your opponent's own 3-in-a-rows is safe — unless every last one of their pieces is protected, in which case you may take any of them. Reduce your opponent to just 2 pieces and you win.

PLAY YOUR WAY
- Three AI difficulty levels, from a casual opponent to a real challenge
- Local two-player pass-and-play on the same device
- A full walkthrough built in, plus a How to Play button whenever you need a refresher
- No ads, no gambling, no chip economy
- Works completely offline

From the makers of Fanorona — another centuries-old African board game, brought to your phone the same way: real rules, a real AI, no gimmicks.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dara Pro | $2.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-27

No release notes.

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