Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

Marbles :

Cole, Joanna.

Marbles : 101 ways to play / - New York : Morrow Junior Books, �1998. - 127 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

The History of marbles -- Before you begin: Marble basics -- Marble stakes -- Marble surfaces -- Playing Marbles: How to shoot a marble -- Lagging -- What's in a span? -- Easy to challenging marbles -- Terms you need to know -- Circle games: Ringer -- Ring taw -- English ring taw -- Increase pound -- Fortifications -- Potsies -- Bounce eye -- Dropsies -- Old bowler -- Knuckle box -- Skelly -- Pyramid -- Poison circle -- Poison ring -- Football -- Newark killer -- Hole games: Nine holes -- Puggy -- Potty -- Poison pot -- Three holes -- Hundreds -- Hit the spot -- Black snake -- Handers -- Corona -- Shooting games: Boss out -- Bounce about -- Picking plums -- Hit and span -- Bombers -- War -- Sticker -- Marble arch -- Off the wall -- Rockies -- Tic-tac-toe -- Boxies -- Die shot -- Marble bocce -- Lagging -- Assorted games: Odds or evens -- Eggs in the bush -- Long taw -- Golf -- Marble jacks -- Marble mancala -- Marble billiards -- Marble croquet -- Marble solitair -- Fox and geese -- Chinese take-out marbles -- Other marble activities -- Starting your own marble collection -- Kinds of marbles.

Traces the history of marbles and marble making, gives instructions for playing various kinds of games, explains related terms, and suggests further activities.

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Marbles (Game)--Juvenile literature.
Marbles (Game)
Games.


Juvenile works.

GV1213 / .C65 1998

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