Marble Playing Terms

General term for marbles games in which shooters follow each other as they move from one location to another.

Marble playing terms.

The taw or shooter is the marble used for shooting. I have defined some of the most basic terms below. A surprising number of terms in the american lexicon come from marbles. A players term for a large marble see boulder.

Ducksare the marbles to be shot at. Also known as chasing plumpers and scores of other names. 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. Terms for playing marbles game of friendlies marbles will be returned after the game.

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. 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. Shot using your thumb to launch the shooter from your hand. Keepsies the player keeps all the marbles he she wins.

The taw line or tie line or scratch as it is often called is the line drawn for a starting point in games like the long ring. A glossary of marble terms. 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.