1. The Whole Point

Get every one of your marbles out of the Base, all the way around the track, and safely Home before anybody else pulls it off. You're wrangling 4, 8, or 12 marbles depending on the mode. Last marble Home and boom — you win, plus bragging rights that never expire.

Why did the marble skip leg day? It just rolls everywhere.

2. Bustin' Out of Base

Roll a 1 or a 6 to spring a marble out of the Base and onto the track. Roll anything else with a full Base? Cool, cool — just sit there and think about what you've done.

Why won't a marble leave the Base? It just doesn't have the balls.

3. Rollin' Around the Track

Once you're out, marbles roll clockwise. You can't pass or land on your own color — your own marbles are that one friend blocking the whole doorway. Everybody else? Hop right over 'em or land on top and start problems. Teammates too.

What's a marble's favorite music? Anything with a good roll to it.

4. The Smack

Land dead-on an opponent's marble and you SMACK it all the way back to its Base. No take-backs, no sorry-not-sorry. (Land on a teammate and the game asks if you're sure — Friendly Fire is your call. Betrayal: also a strategy.)

What did the marble say to its rival? "Looks like YOU'VE lost your marbles!"

5. Stars & the Center Shortcut

Star Hopping: Stars are shortcuts. A marble parked on a Star can jump straight to the next Star for a single step — chain 'em to absolutely rocket around the track (as long as your own color isn't camping the landing spot).

The Center Dive: Reach a Star with a step to spare and you can cannonball into the Center Hole — or, if you're already sitting on a Star, roll a 1 to drop in. From the Center, roll another 1 to blast out onto ANY Star on the board. Big risk, bigger flex.

Why are marbles terrible at secrets? They always roll over on you.

6. Game Modes

Duel / Free-for-All: Two players is a straight-up Duel (1v1). Three, four, or six is a Free-for-All — every marble for itself. You'll run 1, 2, or 3 colors depending on the crowd. No teams, no friends, no mercy. First to get all their marbles Home wins.

Partners: Buddy up with the player across the table. Vault over your partner's marbles, and once your own are all Home, you grab the wheel on their pieces and drag 'em across the line.

Team: Full-on turf war — two teams of three. Get your own marbles Home and you start bossing a teammate's leftovers to help the team. First team with all 12 Home takes the whole thing.

Whatever the mode: try not to lose your marbles out there.

• To Roll: Tap the glowing Roll button at the bottom of your screen when it's your turn.
• To Move: Tap the marble you want to move, then tap one of the glowing green destination holes to confirm.
• Rotate Board: Swipe or drag your finger anywhere on the game board to spin the table for a better view.
• Career Record & Cosmetics: Tap the ⚙ Gear icon next to your name in the main menu to see your lifetime stats and equip 3D Dice Skins in the Locker.
• Trophy Gallery: Tap the 👁 Eye button during a match or in the lobby to see the live K/D ratios of everyone in the room.
• Swap Die: Tap the small 🎲 icon next to the Roll button to swap in one of your other dice, when you control more than one color (dice skins are equipped separately in The Marble Works).