Marble Playing Terms

Also known as chasing plumpers and scores of other names.

Marble playing terms.

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. To explain how to play marbles you should know the terminology. 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. Ducksare the marbles to be shot at.

Marbles regular sized marbles. 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. General term for marbles games in which shooters follow each other as they move from one location to another. A glossary of marble terms.

I have defined some of the most basic terms below. Terms for playing marbles game of friendlies marbles will be returned after the game. Ring the playing field. The taw or shooter is the marble used for shooting.

Keepsies the player keeps all the marbles he she wins. Shooter or taw a larger marble used to shoot at the marbles. 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. Shot using your thumb to launch the shooter from your hand.