This is one of the most important things to decide. The difference is very simple, if you play Keepsies the marble won by the player is kept by the player who won it. If you play Friendlies all the players get their marbles back at the end of the game win or lose. We recommend that you should start playing friendlies when you are a beginner because you might lose a lot of your marbles. General Rules Marbles have been around for so many years that you will find a lot of different versions and different rules but almost all games have some related rules so we'll explain those first.
Most games involve a shooting marble.
It is usually called the shooter but is also called a taw, or boss. The shooter hits a target marble or mibs. Some games have a taw line it is required that you stand behind it when you shoot your marble. American Marbles Marbles are played around the world and there are more than 100 variations of the game. The marbles should be in a cross and spaced 3 inches apart.