The early marbles were made of clay, stone or glass. Ovid’s poem “Nux” (short for knuckles down, a condition of some games?) from Roman literature, which mentions playing the game with walnuts.

So Long, Friends – The majority of Marbles Game showdowns simply saw good friends in the competition having to take the emotional hit of ending each other’s dreams of winning.

Dr. Edwin M. Colburn, an early Bloomington physician, recalled the popularity of marbles and other games in the early 1840s. Not among children, mind you. No, he was talking about ...

WILDWOOD - Hard times could be good for the game of marbles. "With today's economy, we're seeing more marbles programs," said Beri Fox, president of the National Marbles Tournament Com-mittee. "A ...

Some of the bags had 50 marbles in them while some were sold containing 100. School yards, driveways and almost any place a youngster can find to play the game, marble competition has been held ...