The best marble games 2024
Looking for a really good game whose central game element is marbles? We have created list of 30 best marbles games.
What are marbles?
A marble is a small ball-shaped toy made of glass, clay, steel, plastic or agate, for example. These marbles vary in size. Most often they are 1/2 inch to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.6 cm) in diameter, but they can be smaller than 1/30 inch (0.111 cm) or up to over 3 inches (7.75 cm) - some art glass marbles for display purposes are even over 12 inches (30 cm) tall.
What are marble games?
For us, marble games are parlor games (including expansions, promos, etc.) where marbles are used in the game. And real marbles as components of the game or game principle, not just pictures or the subject of marbles. Most people will be familiar with Abalone, but there are many great new game concepts that incorporate marbles as a central game element (e.g. Gizmos or Potion Explosion).
Parlor games with other game elements than marbles
Magnets | Play Dough | Dice | cards
list of the best marble games 2024
Gizmos
Gizmos is a dynamic and inventive board game that challenges players to build the most efficient and powerful machines at a competitive Science Fair. The game is a blend of strategy and resource management, where players vie to earn the most victory points through clever machine construction.
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
More details for Gizmos- 2 - 4 Players
- 40 - 50 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Potion Explosion
Potion Explosion is a fun and engaging game for 2 to 4 players, created by Horrible Games and designed by Lorenzo Silva, Andrea Crespi, and Stefano Castelli. The game combines strategy and pattern recognition in a magical potion-brewing setting.
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for Potion Explosion- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Potion Explosion
Dr. Eureka
Dr. Eureka is a fast-paced, dexterity-based board game that challenges players to become the quickest and most precise scientist in the laboratory. Designed for players with a keen sense of logic and a steady hand, this game puts your problem-solving and fine motor skills to the test.
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Dr. Eureka- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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- 1 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar is a thrilling adventure board game that is a restoration of the classic 1986 game Fireball Island. Players embark on a daring quest on Fireball Island, a place teeming with dangers like volcanic upheavals, feral tigers, lethal trees, and swarms of bees. The goal is to capture snapshots across the island while racing down treacherous paths and avoiding a barrage of hazards, including the iconic fireballs.
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar
BONK
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for BONK- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Bulls-Eye Ball
- 10 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Hop Hop Hooray!
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2007
More details for Hop Hop Hooray!- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Perplexus
- 1 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Piratenbillard
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Kulami- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Fireball Island
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Fireball Island
Das große Kullern
Nominated for 1 award.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2011
More details for Das große Kullern- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
The Magnificent Race
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico – The Card Game
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico – The Card Game- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
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Nominated for 2 awards.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2011
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2011
More details for Magician's Kitchen- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 25 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
Monte Rolla
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Category Game
- 2 - 8 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Shiftago
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Shiftago- 2 - 4 Players
- 1 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Klondike
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
TAC
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Pyramidos
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Pyramidos
Corner
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
ZÈRTZ
ZÈRTZ, the third installment in the GIPF Project series, is an abstract strategy game that involves players competing to collect sets of multi-colored balls. The gameplay takes place on a hexagonal board and incorporates elements reminiscent of Checkers. Players jump over balls to capture them, with the added twist of placing new balls on the board and strategically removing empty spaces from the edges.
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for ZÈRTZ- 2 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Stomple
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Stomple- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Weapons & Warriors: Castle Combat Set
- 2 - 99 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Pentago
Pentago elevates the classic concept of aligning a sequence for victory—familiar in games like Connect 4—by introducing a dynamic and strategic twist to its gameplay. This abstract strategy game, suitable for two players, ingeniously combines the simplicity of placing marbles to form a sequence with the complexity of rotating parts of the game board, creating a constantly evolving puzzle.
Nominated for 5 awards and won 3.
More details for Pentago- 2 Players
- 5 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
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- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 3+ years old
- Immediately playable
WobBally
- 1 - 6 Players
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
Inkognito
Inkognito is an intriguing board game that combines deduction, secret identities, and espionage in a vibrant setting. Players take on the roles of secret agents with hidden missions, navigating a world of intrigue as they try to identify their allies and complete their objectives without knowing who they can trust from the start.
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1988
More details for Inkognito- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
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