Marbles and Jokers

Marbles and Jokers is a family of card-driven race games. Players or teams use playing cards to move marbles from start around a track and into home. It is closely related to Tock and Pegs and Jokers.

Set up one color of marbles per player and deal cards from standard decks with jokers. On a turn, play a card and move a marble according to that card's rule. Cards may start marbles, move forward or backward, split movement, swap pieces, or use jokers for powerful movement depending on the house rules. Captured opponent marbles return to start. In team games, partners usually sit opposite and may help finish each other's marbles once their own are home.

Winner-only; no score fields.

Record winner or winning team and note the rules family.