Marbles: A Player's Guide

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Shot through with a rainbow of colors, these beautiful marbles are fun to play with and collect! And inside this fantastic gift set is everything you need to master the game and start a little tournament of your own.
  • 24 specially chosen, brightly hued cat's-eye marbles, in red, blue, yellow, green, a variety of different colors--plus your special shooter.
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New York 1998 Hard cover First edition. Illustrated. -1st HARDCOVER EDITION New. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 96 p. Contains: Illustrations. ... Audience: General/trade. "MARBLES"-A PLAYERS GUIDE. ABSOLUTELY BRAND NEW, UNUSED CONDITION. TINY REMAINDER MARK & line through ISBN. Clean, unmarked pages in superb NEW condition. A TRUE COLLECTOR'S HARD COVER MANUAL. OUTSTANDING COLOR of Collector's marbles.. Read more Show Less

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Shot through with a rainbow of colors, these beautiful marbles are fun to play with and collect! And inside this fantastic gift set is everything you need to master the game and start a little tournament of your own.
  • 24 specially chosen, brightly hued cat's-eye marbles, in red, blue, yellow, green, a variety of different colors--plus your special shooter.
  • One drawstring bag for storing your marbles, so they won't get lost and you can easily take them with you wherever you go.
  • A plastic mat to play on, so you'll never have to worry about rough surfaces interfering with your game.
  • One soft square of felt--use it when you shoot, to avoid scraping your thumb.
  • A paperback copy of Marbles: A Player's Guide

    --your full-color key to marble lore, terminology, rules, techniques, everything you want to know! Thirty-five different games are covered in detail.

Provides information on the history of marbles, how they are made, different kinds of marbles, and the games you can play with them.

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School Library Journal
Gr 3-6-A celebration of a game that has appealed to children and adults through the ages. While the book sings the praises of marbles, it begins with several warnings, including the need to count the small orbs before and after playing to ensure that strays are not picked up by young children or pets. In fact, the book places heavy emphasis on the fact that this is not an activity for those who are under five. Half of the book describes a variety of games, from simple to complex. Other topics include the history of marbles, how they are made and named, how to shoot them, rules and such, tournaments, supplies, and equipment. Directions are even included for how to make a marble bag (and no sewing is required). While the completeness of the information suggests that this book is for novices, the complexity of some of the sentences and the cursory nature of some of the explanations demand a somewhat older audience. The organization is also not always logical; the how-to shoot section points out good techniques for certain games before they are described. However, there is plenty of sound advice here, and a wealth of games to choose from.-Edith Ching, St. Albans School, Mt. St. Alban, Washington, DC
Childrens Book Watch
Marbles have been around thousands of years: this provides the basics of various simple marble games, from tournaments to specific games. Also included are projects such as how to make a marble bag, along with plenty of terminology explanations for all ages.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780806942629
  • Publisher: Sterling Publishing
  • Publication date: 12/31/1998
  • Pages: 96

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