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Nobody set the day it started,…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 16, 2008 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
Original author: herb lobsenz [e-mail]
 

Nobody set the day it started, but the Saturday after Halloween we dug last year

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I used to play Potsy in about…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on January 13, 2008 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014
Original author: Judy Callaghan
 

I used to play Potsy in about the 3rd grade – a long time ago – on the playground. We would dig one hole in the center and 4 holes on the corners, probably 2 feet apart. I don’t remember the rules and would really like to know so I can teach my grandchildren. I was really good and used to win the boy’s marbles all the time! Thanks to anyone that can help me. Judy

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marbles are relly inspuering…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on November 22, 2007 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 22, 2007
Original author: i love my kids
 

marbles are relly inspuering for kids these days. my little ones love them. they will play with them all day. i loved them when i was little and i still do. my kids favourite game is poison. because it is probabluy the most exciting game to play with marbles.

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In my area (Halifax, Nova…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 30, 2007 by Streetplay DiscussionsMay 30, 2007
Original author: Steve Smith
 

In my area (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) we would find a bare patch of ground and dig a hole with the heel of our shoe. We’d stand back and take turns throwing marbles at the hole. After the initial salvo the closest to the hole got to shoot first. You wouldn’t pick the marble up but, instead, give it a push with your index finger. If you got the marble into the hole you got to shoot again. You shot until you missed then the next closest to the hole (from the initial throw) would take over. The person to sink the last marble would get all the marbles in the hole. There’s a basic flaw in this game, of course, in that if you trying a long shot and miss you’re leaving an easier shot for your opponent. This would lead to players intentionally missing or shooting the marble way off course. We must have made rules to counteract this but I don’t remember what they were. We called the white marbles with swirls of color “snot” marbles. We called the big marbles “doughboys.”

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In the 1960:s we played another…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 11, 2007 by Streetplay DiscussionsApril 11, 2007
Original author: Peter Strom Sweden [e-mail]
 

In the 1960:s we played another game with “marbles” on the schoolyards in Vanersborg Sweden. On guy sat on the ground and spread his leg out. He put 4 marbles to a “Pirre”,three in the bottom and one up on the others. Each player stand behind a line 6-10 feet away and shot tre marbles each or until someone hit the “Pirre” and brooke it. If someone hit he got the marbles but if no one hit the guy on the ground got all marbles between his leg. The very interesting is that this game was invented by soldiers in the dragoonregiment who had its trainingground i Vanersborg 1560-1927 around 1600 played with round bullets

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I am trying to find any information…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 7, 2007 by Streetplay DiscussionsApril 7, 2007
Original author: ng [e-mail]
 

I am trying to find any information on a marble being called “a croc”?

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I think marble play has lost…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on March 30, 2007 by Streetplay DiscussionsMarch 30, 2007
Original author: William [e-mail]
 

I think marble play has lost it’s appeal with today’s kids. The question came up on how to “market” marbles today. I think putting them on a self with a price tag does nothing. Learn how to shoot them and how to play. Then show others and challenge them to a game. Kids will see this and will become interested. I think marbles should loose the stigma that it’s only a game for kids. I’m an adult and I still find them fun to play with. Like any sport, there’s definitely a challenge. Like any sport, know your equipment. The three main marble manufactures (I know of). Are Vacor, Jabo, and Marble King. Vacor’s are made in Mexico, while the other two are in the US. Vacor’s are generally sold under the name Mega Marbles. Marble King marbles are the ones used in the National Marble Championship (ie: the blue ones). Of the three, I personally like Jabos the best. If you’re a hobbie shop, do yourself justice and stock a small sample of all three. Every place I go only sells Vacors. Vacors look nice in the package, but side by side with Marble Kings or Jabos…let the customer decide 😉 Also, Jabos and Marble Kings use English measurements while Vacors use Metric sizes (ie: 3/4″ ~ 25mm). And for those that want only the best, you can still purchase real stone marbles. They’re much harder to find, but you can buy them. I got mine from http://landofmarbles.com under the stone shooter section. They’re very nice, however, if you really want a quality stone marble, you’ll have to do some web searching on ‘flint marbles’. To me, marbles is not some game fad from the past. It’s a rich game with lots of variation and history. The American style of marble play requires lots of backspin. It’s a skill that’ll challenge most any kid or adult. It’s a simple game, but lots of fun. It’s well worth the effort to learn.

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How does one advertise/market…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on October 30, 2006 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 30, 2006
Original author: Thomas Jacobs
 

How does one advertise/market marbles these days. The product seemingly has no appeal to today’s modern children. With TV, video games, Power Rangers, and green slime to play with, most of today’s kids have never even seen marbles. How do you sell them?

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D-Murray- here are a few…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on October 16, 2006 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 16, 2006
Original author: Kenneth Friedel (kenmoose) [e-mail]
 

D-Murray- here are a few more- “Knuckling down”- In marbles, it is getting ready to shoot, but in general terms, it means getting down to work or the task at hand. “Going for all the marbles”- used is almost every championship game as a metaphor for each team’s efforts to win. “Gettin down and dirty”- in marbles, it means kneeling down in the dirt to play seriors. In other terms, it means getting serious about what you are doing.

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Does anyone know of any…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on October 9, 2006 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 9, 2006
Original author: D Murray [e-mail]
 

Does anyone know of any phrases or sayings that come directly from marble and marble playing?? I know about ‘losing your marbles’, and ‘dibs’, but I can’t find, recall any others. Help, it’s for a school paper, and I’m losing my marbles over it!

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