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The traditional types of marbles games found around the world are the circle, chase and hole games. But there are many other ways marbles have been used by children for amusement. These games vary from the familiar Chinese Checkers and Aggrevation games in stores today to some lesser known games that children invented over the centuries. Here are just a few tp try.
From the The Great American Marble Book on other marble games:
The coronaThis is a cigar box game from New England, where a single hole is cut into the top. The houseman or host places the box on the sidewalk. The object of this game is for a contestant to stand upright, straddle the box, and drop a marble straight down from chin level in hopes of getting it through the hole. As with all "house games," all missed marbles become the property of the cigar box owner. If a player gets a marble into the box, the prize may be as many as five to ten marbles, which is dependant on the player's height and the size of the hole. Try "sighting" along your finger.
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BoxiesIn this cigar box game, from the Bronx, the box is placed upright against a curb, top opened back for a ramp. The object is for players to roll marbles up the ramp at just the right speed to drop them into the box. Payoff is five to one. If the marble is rolled too slowly, it may edge off one side or slide back downthe ramp. Also, if the marble rolls too fast, it jumps ski-fashion over the box. The ever-popular Garcia Vega boxes are preferred because their tops were thicker than other cigar box tops, and more often than not the marbles wouldn't make it onto the ramp.
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Prince HenryThis gambling marbles game employs a box, in this case a pyramid made of cardboard. Its apex is cut off to make a hole. From a distance of about three feet, players try to toss marbles into the hole. If successful, they collect a marble from each player. | ||
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Song: "Woofie"
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