The Banking Ball Game, a modern mancala game, was invented by Serge B. Escuadra from New York City, USA. He patented his game on August 19, 1941. Its rules are similar to Kalah which was invented at about the same time, but we may never find out how these two games are related. The rules seem to be incomplete or misinterpreted by Escuadra's attorney (apparently the ghostwriter of the document) as the game is hardly playable. The name of the attorney is rather difficult to decipher, but could be Gordon Blacksmith.