The Marble Book Author:Richie Chevat, Martha Cooper (Photographer) Photographs by Martha Cooper. With the only other equipment a child would need --the marbles-- this book steeped is in the know-how, culture, lore, and trivia of this simple, easy-to-learn, play-anywhere game. The Marble Book is fun with its extensive marble lingo, over 50 games, and a chapter on collecting. It tells the proper way to shoot, inc... more »luding how to use backspin, how to set up a game, and the best places to play (the dirt, of course, although asphalt and linoleum are pretty good). Then come the games, from Ringer, the official game played at the National Marbles Tournament, to Poison, Dobblers, and Old Bowler, the game favored by Abraham Lincoln. It's everything kids need to knuckle down and play for keepsies.
The Classic Game series have over 317,000 copies in print.« less