At the start of the game each player has 22 seeds in store, 6 seeds in the nyumba and 2 seeds in the two consecutive holes to the right of the nyumba.
Mwanzoni kila mchezaji ana 22 kete ndani ya mashimo ya kuhifadhia kete (ghala), kete 6 ndani ya nyumba na kete 2 ndani ya mashimo yanayofuata nyumba kuelekea upande wa mkono wa kulia wa mchezaji.