How to Play Marbles

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Draw a circle on the pavement in chalk.. Choose a shooter marble.. Place ten to fifteen marbles in the center of the ring.

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1

Draw a circle on the pavement in chalk.

Step 1

Draw a circle on the pavement in chalk.

2

Choose a shooter marble.

Step 2

Choose a shooter marble.

3

Place ten to fifteen marbles in the center of the ring.

Step 3

Place ten to fifteen marbles in the center of the ring.

4

Decide whether you want to play for keeps.

Step 4

Decide whether you want to play for keeps.

5

Determine who will go first.

Step 5

Determine who will go first.

6

Kneel outside of the ring and shoot your taw marble from the ground.

Step 6

Kneel outside of the ring and shoot your taw marble from the ground.

7

Grab any marbles you knocked out.

Step 7

Grab any marbles you knocked out.

8

Leave your shooter marble in the ring if you don't knock out any marbles.

Step 8

Leave your shooter marble in the ring if you don't knock out any marbles.

9

Knock the other player's shooter marble out for a quick win.

Step 9

Knock the other player's shooter marble out for a quick win.

10

Continue knocking out marbles until none are left in the ring.

Step 10

Continue knocking out marbles until none are left in the ring.

11

Count up how many marbles you knocked out.

Step 11

Count up how many marbles you knocked out.

12

Compare your score with your opponent.

Step 12

Compare your score with your opponent.

13

Play Bulls Eye marbles.

Step 13

Play Bulls Eye marbles.

14

Play Cherry Pit.

Step 14

Play Cherry Pit.

15

Play Dropsies.

Step 15

Play Dropsies.

16

Collect marbles for fun.

Step 16

Collect marbles for fun.

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