Some floor space just enough for all those playing to sit down.
Can you play jacks with marbles.
To decide who starts the game all players take equal number of jacks in their hand and toss them in the air with the objective of catching as many as possible on the back of their hand.
To decide who goes first use a method of flipping.
A rubber bouncy ball of any size.
Safety concerns keep the jacks away from young children or animals as both the ball and jacks may be choking hazards.
Instructions 8 interlocking paddles 40 colorful glass marbles 8 different colors 5 each velvet marble storage pouch 2 decks of new playing cards and game storage box.
After making our own marble game we started looking into all the fun things that folks are playing with simple marbles.
Paddles are made with inch melamine laminate with wood veneer.
This can also be decided by a coin toss or by playing a round of rock paper scissors.
We ll describe the rules to one way to play below but it s best if you make sure everyone understands the rules before you play so there aren t any misunderstandings.
This video tutorial will teach you how to play jacks.
Marbles is a game that has been played for many years.
There are lots of different ways to play the game.
The player with the maximum jacks on his hand is the first to begin the game.
Six small items known traditionally as biji bekel such as jacks or if you don t have these small stones will do.
This set includes everything you will need to play the game.
If you have a bag of marbles then you have an open invitation to play engineer and create so many different amazing things.
All the biji bekel or jacks small items are held in one hand along with the ball to start.
Place the jacks in cupped hands flip them to the back of the hands then back to cupped hands.
Thereafter the game proceeds clockwise.
There is no hard rule concerning the maximum amount of players but keep in mind the game will last longer the more players there are.
Although only 30 marbles are needed to play a 6 player game 5 marbles per player our unique design adds one stationary marble to the top of each paddle to indicate each player s color.
This video will start by teaching you the general concepts of jacks and is followed by the more detail.
That player scatters the jacks into the playing area with a throw from one hand.
Jacks is usually played one on one but you can have more players for a more fun game.
You get 6 marbles for each game paddle.
A total of 36 marbles of 6 different colors.
A set of jacks most sets contain ten jacks game play.
It can be played with or without partners.
