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Components: Marbles

Island Surf

Island Surf

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
Oktaeder

Oktaeder

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
10
Go Speed Go!

Go Speed Go!

boardgame

In this Tiny Tins series racing game, players try to move their race cars across the finish line first. Movement is determined by marbles that are dropped through a tower-like pole position construct.

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
5
Tobac

Tobac

boardgame

Two players move four cups containing a hidden marble diagonally across the board. The objective is to navigate and pass the marble strategically until it reaches the opponent's starting row to win the game.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Criss Cross

Criss Cross

boardgame

In this dexterity game, players roll balls down two tracks. The offense tries to reach the end, while the defense attempts to block them using balls. Players swap roles after each play. The first participant to accumulate 300 points wins.

Players:
2
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
0
Pay Off

Pay Off

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
0
Momentum

Momentum

boardgame

Players:
2–3
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
10
Guinness Game of World Records

Guinness Game of World Records

boardgame

In this board game, players move around the board and score points by completing dexterity challenges and answering questions based on facts from the Guinness Book of World Records.

Players:
2–6
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
10
Terzetto

Terzetto

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
8
Sphex

Sphex

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
6
Rumble in the Jungle

Rumble in the Jungle

boardgame

Players race as daring explorers through the jungle to reach the golden monkey statue first. They must avoid treacherous traps and a rolling boulder triggered by the Wheel of Doom while navigating toward the center of the board.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
5
Co-Op Marble Games

Co-Op Marble Games

boardgame

This book features 30 cooperative marble games across three categories: circle, hole, and variety games. Detailed instructions are accompanied by clear line drawings. The games are suitable for small gatherings as well as large groups.

Players:
2–12
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
6
Marbles

Marbles

boardgame

The historical game of marbles, played since ancient Egypt and the Renaissance, involves flicking a shooter marble to knock target marbles out of a drawn circle. The player who successfully propels the most marbles out of the circle wins the match.

Players:
1–99
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
4
Avalanche!

Avalanche!

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
4
Sprout

Sprout

boardgame

Players:
1–5
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
6
Battle Dome

Battle Dome

boardgame

Battle Dome is a fast-paced action pinball game for 2 to 4 players. Marbles fall from a motorized dispenser onto a dome. Using flippers, players try to shoot balls into opponents' goals while defending their own against incoming marbles.

Players:
2–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
8
Giggle Wiggle

Giggle Wiggle

boardgame

In this dexterity game, players use tongs to place eight marbles of their color into the hands of a dancing caterpillar tower. The tower reacts to sounds and moves around, causing marbles to fall and setting players back.

Players:
2–4
Time:
5 min
Min. Age:
5
Challenge the Chief

Challenge the Chief

boardgame

The objective of this dexterity game is to get rid of all marbles first. Players drop them into chutes on balanced tomahawks, where weight distribution and edge openings make placement tricky.

Players:
2–4
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
6
Kotu Elima

Kotu Elima

boardgame

Kotu Elima and the Leopard Game are South Asian siege games played on one board. Two leopards face 24 cows. The objective is either to capture opposing pieces by jumping over them or to block all legal moves.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Roller Coaster

Roller Coaster

boardgame

Roller Coaster is a dexterity game where players try to be the first to race three marbles through a tilting maze. Speed and a steady hand are the keys to victory in this fast-paced challenge of coordination.

Players:
2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
0
Screwball Scramble

Screwball Scramble

boardgame

In Run Yourself Ragged, players operate buttons, levers, and knobs under time pressure. The goal is to quickly navigate a wobbly obstacle course featuring balance beams, tables, and tires to ring the final bell.

Players:
1
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
5
Crazy Bugs

Crazy Bugs

boardgame

In Crazy Bugs, players wear magnetic insects on headbands. They simultaneously try to pick up marbles using these magnets. Whoever collects the most marbles by the end of the game is declared the winner.

Players:
2–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
5
Mutternland

Mutternland

boardgame

In this board game, players use 70 nuts to build a new homeland together. By strategically moving up to 30 marbles and nuts, tall towers are formed. The first player to occupy a four-story nut tower wins the game and becomes queen.

Players:
2–6
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
10
Wrestle Around

Wrestle Around

boardgame

This dexterity game from the late sixties features a circular arena with four handles. Four players simultaneously try to keep their own marbles active while forcing opponents' marbles into the central hole. The last player with a remaining marble wins the game.

Players:
2–4
Time:
5 min
Min. Age:
0