Standard decks of cards are used, with two jokers in each deck. At is also possible for 6 players to play as 3 teams of 2 or 8 players as 4 teams of 2, in which case partners sit opposite each other. They sit alternately - each player seated between two opponents. The players are divided into two teams - two against two, three against three or four against four. Each player has five pegs, and the winners are the first team to move all their pegs from their START area to their HOME areas. It allows extra scope for strategy by giving players a choice of cards to play. Pegs and Jokers is a partnership game played with standard playing-cards on boards that are generally home-made. Pegs and Jokers is clearly derived ultimately from the Indian race game Pachisi, a race game using dice for movement, probably via its American derivative Sorry!, in which pawns are moved according to cards drawn from a special deck. Some board designs use marbles instead of pegs as the playing pieces in which case it may be called Marbles and Jokers or Jokers and Marbles. It is also sometimes known as Jokers and Pegs. Pegs and Jokers is a North American race game for four, six or eight players, using playing-cards to move pegs around a board. You can choose to play where the shooter marble is removed from the circle at the end of each turn.This page is mainly based on information from Bill and Barb Bigger and from John and Linda Bristol.If a player knocks the other player's shooter from the circle, then the shooter wins all the player's marbles they have won so far and that player is out of the game.The player with the most marbles at the end of the game is the winner. If the shooter stays inside the circle, then next shot can be taken from the spot where the shooter landed. The first shot must be taken from the edge of the circle. If no marble is knocked out of the circle, the other player then gets a turn. If the player knocks a marble out, then they get to keep the marble for the rest of the game, they also get to take another turn.
The goal of each shot is to hit one of the marbles in the center and knock it out of the circle. To shoot the marble typically a player will use their thumb to flick the marble from their hand putting their "knuckles down" onto the ground. The player uses their shooter marble to take a turn. Players shoot or roll their marble to see who can get the closest. To determine who goes first usually you draw a line around 10 feet away. Marbles are placed inside the circle, usually near the center and often arranged in an X pattern. You can use chalk on the sidewalk or blacktop or use thread or string to make a circle on the carpet. You always need to state which way you are playing before a game begins.Ī circle is drawn on the ground, usually with a diameter of 3-6 feet. Most of the time all the marbles are given back to the originally owner at the end of the game, but sometimes players keep the marbles they win. One of the first things to make sure of is if you are playing "keepsies" or not. 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. There are lots of different ways to play the game. Marbles is a game that has been played for many years.