Marble Playing Terms

A players term for a large marble see boulder.

Marble playing terms.

To knock a marble out of the ring or to win a marble by hitting it adding it to your collection as when playing for keeps. I have defined some of the most basic terms below. Aside from the obvious all the marbles there s knuckle down and play for keeps here s a rundown of more popular terms used by marbles players and a brief description of the many games people play with marbles. Ring the playing field.

Ducksare the marbles to be shot at. A glossary of marble terms. Keepsies the player keeps all the marbles he she wins. Shot using your thumb to launch the shooter from your hand.

Also known as chasing plumpers and scores of other names. Terms for playing marbles game of friendlies marbles will be returned after the game. The taw or shooter is the marble used for shooting. General term for marbles games in which shooters follow each other as they move from one location to another.

Ring the circle marking the playing field shooter a larger marble used to shoot the other marbles lagging shooting your shooter marble to see who goes first. An alley can be a marble made of alabaster but it can also be another term for a shooter or taw the large marble used to knock around the smaller ones which are sometimes called mibs or. To explain how to play marbles you should know the terminology. A surprising number of terms in the american lexicon come from marbles.