The best marble games 2023
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 2023
Gizmos
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
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
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Dr. Eureka- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar
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
Magic Mountain
- 1 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!22€ at.de
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
Kulami
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Kulami- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!39€ at.de
Perplexus
- 1 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Piratenbillard
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!108€ at.de
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
Shiftago
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Shiftago- 2 - 4 Players
- 1 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Magician's Kitchen
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
Category Game
- 2 - 8 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
TAC
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Klondike
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Monte Rolla
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Pyramidos
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Pyramidos
Stomple
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Stomple- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
ZÈRTZ
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for ZÈRTZ- 2 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!31€ at.de
Corner
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Weapons & Warriors: Castle Combat Set
- 2 - 99 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Pentago
Nominated for 5 awards and won 3.
More details for Pentago- 2 Players
- 5 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!23€ at.de
WobBally
- 1 - 6 Players
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
Inkognito
- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Cranium Bumparena
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Tower of Madness
- 3 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
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