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Marbles : 101 ways to play /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Morrow Junior Books, �1998.Description: 127 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0688122051
  • 9780688122058
  • 0688122078
  • 9780688122072
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Marbles.DDC classification:
  • 796.2 21
LOC classification:
  • GV1213 .C65 1998
Contents:
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.
Summary: Traces the history of marbles and marble making, gives instructions for playing various kinds of games, explains related terms, and suggests further activities.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
JNF JNF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction J 796.2 COL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) GV1213 Available 34517000162191

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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