Have you ever noticed that you stare at a glowing rectangle 78% of your life? You’re doing it right now. But this blog isn’t about glowing rectangles, it’s about marbles. Marbles used to be one of Americas greatest pastimes. Everyone use to own at least 13. [The amount of marbles needed for a standard game] But now we just look at them as decoration, or fishbowl material. But not me, I’ve been collecting for years and years, and I play marbles as well as collect them and I know over 15 games that you can play with them.
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Marble Games
Ringer
Die shot
Boxies
Ring taw
English ring taw
Potsies
Old bowler
Pyramids
Poison circle <- These are from a book called Marbles 101 ways to play
Puggy
Hundreds
Bombers
War
Marble arch
Rockies
Football
Dropsies
Jacks
Corona
Odds or evens
Knuckle box
Marble billiards
Picking plums
Bounce eye
Fortifications
Handers
Boss out
Bounce about
Off the wall
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Charlie Brown Ringers
Toss’n shot
Clots
Mega clots <- I made these up
Goal marble
New bowler
The 50’s exploded star
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Conqueror
Dobblers <- These are from a book called The pocket book of marbles
