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Join today's livestream of BAO!
Press P to lower the pitch of the background music. Spooky? ish? XD
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BAO
Also known as BAO, b, bao
BAO is a brilliant mancala type boardgame from East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania). Like Chess and Go, Bao leaves nothing to chance. 100% strategy = 200% fun. Think many turns ahead and you will become a true BAO master!
Last update
18 May 2026
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Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- October 2021
- Quick Introduction into BAOThis quick livestream is aimed at people who want to know how BAO is played and what the game is all about.
- Improved tutorial!Among other minor bug fixes and improvements.
- August 2021
- New animals to choose from! New music to listen to!It may be necessary to restart steam in order to receive this new update.
- May 2021
- New backgrounds and improved invite systemThree new backgrounds were introduced. (Click B whilst playing a game to change the background.) - Slight improvements to the steam friend invite system.
- April 2021
- Easy invite system introduced!You can now invite a friend via steam! 1. Open "Online Game" and create a room. (with or without a password) 2. Scroll through your list of friends and click on the invite button next to the friend you want to invite. 3…
- October 2020
- Introducing BAOA quick overview of BAO, the online version of Bao la Kiswahili.
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Achievements
Community progression
Top picks from 6 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- Game Over ?Losing is learning65.0%
- In it to win it!Win your first game60.0%
- Quick LearnerFinish the tutorial53.9%
- A worthy adversaryWin 3 games in a row. (local and/or online)24.6%
- BAO Master!Win 5 games in a row. (local and/or online)13.5%
- Legendary BAO Master!Win 10 games in a row. (local and/or online)7.8%