Forums: The Playground

My friends and I play a type of "Poison" game during recess and afterschool. Actually, about 40 of us play in different areas of our yard. I looked up a game called "poison" online, but our game is different. :thumbsup: # of players: 2 or more (alone or in teams) playing field: a dirt area...

Here are a coupla articles about players past and present, and about those who encourage the players. New article: Straight Shooters

Could anyone give me some ideas on how to make a tabletop version of a marble game. Traditional marble game please. I want to make about 4 game boards for Senior Citizens at my fathers nursing home. So the design has to be pretty fool proof. They cannot bend down to pick the marbles off the...

Good Friday is coming up. That means marbles at Tinsley Green. I just got a great book written by Sam McCarthy-Fox about the games, Good Friday Marbles: Tinsley Green and More. (Thank you Sam!) I also heard from Debra Stanley-Lapic - National Marbles Champ 1973 and proud mom of Whitney (NMC...

what do you play? for keeps or for fair??:rollsmile :disco:

Just wondering, if you are a marble player, can you tell us where you are from? I'm asking everyone reading this message :)

http://www.iptv.org/video/detail.cfm/4640/sf09_20090819_4003_3_16 Woo-Woo!!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranchjp/ some shots by Jerry, knuckle down good buddy

Debra Stanley-Lapic the National Marbles Champion of 1973 hasn't missed a national tournament in 37 years. She has a wealth of information, not to mention photos, which she'll share if there is interest. Here is the first installment ... from this year's tournament ... a very special event! I...

Cool video of a player in England

Kansas City's largest ever marble tournament record of 677 players fell after only 8 months. Their reign ran from August to May. The record is now held by an elementary school in Oregon. Over 750 players. Possibly a sign of increasing interest in the game?

Hi ,my granddaughter turned 2 on Valentines day and she loves to play with the marbles ,so i took small box cut off top flaps and cut small hole in box like a door and we shoot marbles in to door ,she just throws them or carries them over and puts them in but as much as she enjoys it won't be long...

Is this a tic tac toe board ,i believe it was made by my grandfather, has any one seen one before ? Thanks for looking and any info,Rick : )

I want to know how to shoot marble accurate and not hurt my knuckle.Can anyone tell me how or give me a link? Thank you in advance

I purchased a marble game at a thrift store the other day that looked really interesting. However, it did not come with instructions and I dont know what the name of the game is. It came in a very unique wooden box/case stamped with THE GREAT AMERICAN TRADING COMPANY on the out side. There are 24...