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What’s New Version 1.1.3
A new daily tournament — and more ways to play!
• Evening Clash — a fast new tournament every evening at 20:00, alongside the weekly Sunday Showdown. Open the new Tournaments hub to see what's on and register.
• Watch live games — follow tournament matches in real time from the new spectator view.
• Smarter new-player ratings — your first few ranked games now calibrate faster, so you reach your true ranking sooner. You'll see "Unranked" with a progress count until your placement games are done.
• In-app announcements — occasional messages from the Morabaraba team with event notices and important updates, shown as a popup you can dismiss.
• A refreshed tournament screen, plus stability and performance improvements.
Description
MORABARABA ONLINE — Umlabalaba
South Africa's legendary strategy game, now digital.
Morabaraba — known as Umlabalaba in Zulu — has been played across Southern Africa for generations. A game of patience, skill, and strategy passed down not through books but through watching and playing. Now it lives in your pocket.
THE GAME
Place your 12 cows. Form a mill. Shoot your opponent's pieces. The last player standing wins. Simple to learn. A lifetime to master.
PLAY ONLINE
Challenge players across South Africa and the world in real-time ranked matches. Every game counts. Every move matters.
YOUR ELO RATING
Every player carries an ELO rating — a live measure of your skill. Win and climb. Lose and learn. Track your progress from your first game to your last.
CLIMB THE RANKS
Start at Iron. Rise through Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Master. Reach Grandmaster — where fewer than 1% of players ever get.
TOURNAMENT PLAY
Enter live tournaments. Compete in Blitz, Rapid, and Classical formats. From daily quick-fire events to monthly championship showdowns — there is always a competition to enter.
PLAY YOUR WAY
Blitz — fast, intense, unforgiving
Rapid — balanced, strategic, competitive
Classical — deep, deliberate, prestigious
AI OPPONENTS
Not ready for online play? Train against 12 AI characters — from Lesedi at 200 ELO who plays like a complete beginner, all the way to Mosadi at 2800 ELO who plays like a grandmaster. Find your level. Beat it. Move up.
LEARN AND IMPROVE
After every game get a full performance review. See every mistake, every missed mill, every blunder. Understand exactly where the game changed and what to do differently next time.
CHALLENGE FRIENDS
Add friends, see when they are online, and challenge them directly to a game. Track where you stand against everyone you know on the Friends Leaderboard.
LEADERBOARDS
Friends — see how you rank among people you know
South Africa — compete for your place on the national ladder
Global — measure yourself against the world
FREE TO PLAY
Morabaraba Online is free to download and free to play. Always.
In-App Purchases US pricing
Morabaraba Premium Subscription
Morabaraba Pro · Monthly$2.99
Morabaraba Pro · Yearly$29.99
iNkosi Mode · Monthly$1.99
iNkosi Mode · Yearly$19.99
Indaba Pack · Monthly$0.99
Indaba Pack · Yearly$9.99
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Version history 12 versions
Build 887519252v1.1.32026-06-27 20:55:38
A new daily tournament — and more ways to play!
• Evening Clash — a fast new tournament every evening at 20:00, alongside the weekly Sunday Showdown. Open the new Tournaments hub to see what's on and register.
• Watch live games — follow tournament matches in real time from the new spectator view.
• Smarter new-player ratings — your first few ranked games now calibrate faster, so you reach your true ranking sooner. You'll see "Unranked" with a progress count until your placement games are done.
• In-app announcements — occasional messages from the Morabaraba team with event notices and important updates, shown as a popup you can dismiss.
• A refreshed tournament screen, plus stability and performance improvements.
Build 887311665v1.1.22026-06-23 16:13:41
A new daily tournament — and more ways to play!
• Evening Clash — a fast new tournament every evening at 20:00, alongside the weekly Sunday Showdown. Open the new Tournaments hub to see what's on and register.
• Watch live games — follow tournament matches in real time from the new spectator view.
• Smarter new-player ratings — your first few ranked games now calibrate faster, so you reach your true ranking sooner. You'll see "Unranked" with a progress count until your placement games are done.
• In-app announcements — occasional messages from the Morabaraba team with event notices and important updates, shown as a popup you can dismiss.
• A refreshed tournament screen, plus stability and performance improvements.
Build 887075024v1.1.12026-06-17 21:17:31
Two new ways to play online!
• Nine Men's Morris — the classic international Morris game is now online, with its own rating and leaderboard.
• Morabaraba ya Sesotho — the Lesotho variant (with the centre point) joins online play, also with its own rating and leaderboard.
Every variant has its own ladder, so you can climb a separate ranking in each game. Pick your variant in Quick Match or when you create a lobby.
Also in this update:
• Fixed a bug where an online game could occasionally end early.
• Stability and performance improvements for online play.
Build 886658974v1.1.02026-06-08 17:42:12
1.1.0 — What's New
Game Review is here
Replay any finished game with a full eval graph so you can see exactly where the game turned.
New inline move list and a Game Review popup with engine verdicts on each move — spot your blunders and best moves.
Sunday Showdown tournament
The weekly Sunday Showdown is now live end-to-end — compete each week for the top spot.
Earn new tournament badges: podium finishes, veteran, and serial champion.
Better online play
A phase badge (Placing / Moving / Flying) now shows where each online game stands at a glance.
Games left idle on the opening move are now auto-abandoned as a void (no unfair forfeit), with a replay link so you can review what happened.
The rematch button now grays out when your opponent leaves or declines, and you're notified when a draw offer is declined.
Replay button label now matches the result (win/loss/draw).
Sharper puzzles
Fixed unsound puzzles and steepened the difficulty curve — now 30 daily and 150 practice puzzles.
Fixes & polish
Purchases that are rejected at the store now finish cleanly instead of getting stuck in the queue.
Accurate referral rewards and general stability/cleanup.
Build 886319561v1.0.82026-05-31 01:42:19
• New rating system — earn a skill rating after every ranked game, with an
animated rating-change card and a history chart to track your progress.
• Add friends faster — send a friend request straight from any player's
profile.
• A smoother, more stable online experience: fixed a crash during online
matches, improved connection reliability, and made sure replays keep every
move.
• Faster, more reliable launch and various performance and stability
improvements.
Thanks for playing Morabaraba! Enjoy the game and leave us a review.
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Build 886258536v1.0.72026-05-29 18:58:53
• New rating system — earn a skill rating after every ranked game, with an
animated rating-change card and a history chart to track your progress.
• Add friends faster — send a friend request straight from any player's
profile.
• A smoother, more stable online experience: fixed a crash during online
matches, improved connection reliability, and made sure replays keep every
move.
• Faster, more reliable launch and various performance and stability
improvements.
Thanks for playing Morabaraba! Enjoy the game and leave us a review.
Build 886202847v1.0.62026-05-27 19:10:27
What's new in 1.0.7
• Replays for Lesotho and Nine Men's Morris now show the right board — no more Morabaraba grid for non-Morabaraba games.
• Push notifications for friend messages and challenge invites now reliably wake the app in the background.
• Smaller app download on Android.
• Stability and reliability fixes.
Build 886126163v1.0.52026-05-26 18:09:34
• New Notification Center + push alerts
• Block & report players
• Smarter, less predictable Hard AI
• Online matches now always timed
• Faster startup, new splash screen & app icon
• Chat improvements, fixes & polish
Build 885211759v1.0.42026-05-11 12:59:26
Changed the look and feel and add awards and tournaments
Build 884155568v1.0.32026-04-05 02:50:47
Challenge friends directly and add friends more easily
New in-app friend chat with unread message tracking
Richer player profiles with detailed stats
Improved leaderboard experience, including friends rankings
Faster, smarter AI opponents
Better matchmaking, rematches, and online game flow
Added sound effects, vibration controls, and move hints
General gameplay polish, rule updates, and bug fixes
Build 883990172v1.0.22026-04-01 14:46:28
Updated AI, stronger AI, harder to win
Build 883680747v1.02026-03-25 22:34:34
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Change log 15 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
A new daily tournament — and more ways to play!
• Evening Clash — a fast new tournament every evening at 20:00, alongside the weekly Sunday Showdown. Open the
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description updated
MORABARABA ONLINE — Umlabalaba
South Africa's legendary strategy game, now digital.
Morabaraba — known as Umlabalaba in Zulu — has been played across Southern A
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name updated
Mrabaraba
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Version 1.1.3 released
A new daily tournament — and more ways to play!
• Evening Clash — a fast new tournament every evening at 20:00, alongside the weekly Sunday Showdown. Open the new Tournaments hub to see what's on and register.
• Watch live games — follow t
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Version 1.1.2 released
A new daily tournament — and more ways to play!
• Evening Clash — a fast new tournament every evening at 20:00, alongside the weekly Sunday Showdown. Open the new Tournaments hub to see what's on and register.
• Watch live games — follow t
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Version 1.1.1 released
Two new ways to play online!
• Nine Men's Morris — the classic international Morris game is now online, with its own rating and leaderboard.
• Morabaraba ya Sesotho — the Lesotho variant (with the centre point) joins online play, also with
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Version 1.1.0 released
1.1.0 — What's New
Game Review is here
Replay any finished game with a full eval graph so you can see exactly where the game turned.
New inline move list and a Game Review popup with engine verdicts on each move — spot your blunders and be
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Version 1.0.8 released
• New rating system — earn a skill rating after every ranked game, with an
animated rating-change card and a history chart to track your progress.
• Add friends faster — send a friend request straight from any player's
profile.
• A smoo
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Version 1.0.7 released
• New rating system — earn a skill rating after every ranked game, with an
animated rating-change card and a history chart to track your progress.
• Add friends faster — send a friend request straight from any player's
profile.
• A smoo
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Version 1.0.6 released
What's new in 1.0.7
• Replays for Lesotho and Nine Men's Morris now show the right board — no more Morabaraba grid for non-Morabaraba games.
• Push notifications for friend messages and challenge invites now reliably wake the app in the ba
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Version 1.0.5 released
• New Notification Center + push alerts
• Block & report players
• Smarter, less predictable Hard AI
• Online matches now always timed
• Faster startup, new splash screen & app icon
• Chat improvements, fixes & polish
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Version 1.0.4 released
Changed the look and feel and add awards and tournaments
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Version 1.0.3 released
Challenge friends directly and add friends more easily
New in-app friend chat with unread message tracking
Richer player profiles with detailed stats
Improved leaderboard experience, including friends rankings
Faster, smarter AI opponents
B
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Version 1.0.2 released
Updated AI, stronger AI, harder to win
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Version 1.0 released