Saturday, March 12, 2011

Welcome to marble mania!

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

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