How to Play Carble

[@ericprophet1261]

GAME INSTRUCTIONS AND CARD VALUES HERE. Again, I'm sorry this video isn't better. I only made it so a few of my friends could just get a feel for how to play it. I had no idea thousands of people were going to watch it or I would have worked harder at making it! Here are the instructions I wrote up and the values for each card. Enjoy! What do you need to play? One Carble board Four same-colored marbles per player Two decks of cards without Jokers What is the point of the game? Once you know how many players there are, decide which side of the board you need to play on. One side has room for up to six players and the other side has room for up to four players. Each player must then choose the color of marbles they wish to control and place them in their “kitchen” which is found on the matching color spaces on the edge of the board to start the game. Each player will be dealt cards that will control how your marbles move around the board. The goal of the game is to get each of your marbles out of your “kitchen” and into your “home” by moving clockwise around the board. Watch out! Other players can send your marbles back to your “kitchen,” but you can also do the same to them. Once a marble is in a “home” space, it is safe. Another player cannot send it back to the “kitchen” and it cannot move backward out of “home.” How do you deal? Choose a dealer to start the game. The dealer will deal five cards to each player to start the round. The person to the left of the dealer will play first. After they play their first card, it’s the next person’s turn, and so on. Once everyone’s hands have been depleted, the same dealer will deal again. If you are playing with five or six players, you will deal five cards the first hand, then four cards for each remaining hand. If you are playing with four or fewer players, you will deal five cards the first hand, five cards the second hand, and then four cards for each remaining hand. (The reason for dealing this way is simply so that when you get to the last part of the deck, you aren’t short on cards. Depending on how many players you have, this may be impossible and you just need to steal additional cards from the pile that has already been played so that each player gets a full hand of cards.) How do you play? Once the first hand has been dealt, the player to the left of the dealer plays first. If they have a King or Ace, they can play the card, remove one of their marbles from their “kitchen” and place it on the orange starting position in front of them. Play then moves to the person on their left. Please see card values below to see what each card does. Play moves clockwise around the board until everyone has played all their cards. The dealer will then deal the next hand. If you cannot play, you simply discard your cards into the center of the board. NOTE: If you have a play, you must play it, even if it hurts you in the game. For example, if you have a marble that is very close to your home spaces but you’re stuck with a Jack in your hand, you MUST play the Jack and trade with another person on the board. Bummer, I know. If your marble lands on another player’s marble, they must place their marble back in their “kitchen.” You cannot pass over your own marbles, but you may pass over other players’ marbles. In order to win, you must land your last marble in the open home space exactly. For example, if you need to move your last marble three spaces to get it into “home” to win the game but all you have is a five, you can’t use it. You will need to wait until you have a three, or until you’re dealt an Ace and a two, or maybe your marble will get moved and you’ll need a different combination of cards to get in. This is a unique game with some unusual rules, but you will learn as you go along. That’s what makes this game so fun! You get to decide how you want to play your cards and it becomes a game not just of luck, but of risk and strategy. I hope you enjoy playing this game with your friends and family for years to come! Carble Card Values ACE or KING can bring a marble out of Kitchen ACE moves 1 space KING moves 13 spaces ONLY if all marbles are out of Kitchen QUEEN moves 12 spaces JACK moves 11 spaces or swaps positions with an opponent’s marble on the board SEVEN moves seven spaces, can be divided between marbles, and sends opponent to the “kitchen” if passed over (For example, if you have a marble barely in your “home”, a marble one space behind an opponent, and a marble on your starting space, you could move all three marbles and thus move your “home” marble into better position, take out an opponent, and free up your starting position all at the same time) FOUR moves player backward (counter-clockwise) four spaces and sends opponent to “kitchen” if passed over or landed on 2,3,5,6,8,9, and 10 moves marble forward as indicated

[@hamizannaruto]

You should pin this comment. It would make it easier to find it.

[@ericprophet1261]

@@hamizannaruto Sorry. I don't use KZbin a lot and didn't know you could do that. Thanks for the suggestion! I've pinned it.

[@hamizannaruto]

@@ericprophet1261 Your welcome! Just looking into helping people!

[@diannelegault4719]

Thank you, l’m taking are of my 80 year uncle and he loves to play 3 rounds of Tuck me l’m slow and l see the glee in his eyes everytime l lose!

[@brucebillmeyer649]

The way we play is if you don't have the right numbered card to make it home you have to go around the board again and not just throw your hand in.

[@williamwilting]

There is also a Dutch game called Keezen, which looks very similar gto this in terms of card effects. I don't know if every effect is exactly the same as in Carble, but in Keezen they are as the following: Ace: Put a pawn on the starting space (get it into play) or move a pawn in play 1 space forward King: Put a pawn on the starting space (get it into play) Queen: Move a pawn in play 12 spaces forward Jack: Swap positions of one of your pawns in play with one of another player's pawns which is also in play; this can be an opponent's pawn or a pawn of your teammate. 10 (special rule in a game for an odd number of players without teams only): Force an opponent to move one their pawns of your choice 10 spaces forward; you may force them to pass or land on their starting space this way. 7: Move either 1 or 2 pawns in play a total of 7 spaces forward; the number of steps may be distributed between the pawns as desired, but the total must be exactly 7, no more, no less. 4: Move a pawn in play backwards; you may pass or land on your starting space this way, but you may not enter your home backwards. 10, 9, 8, 6, 5, 3 and 2: Move a pawn in play a number of spaces forward equal to the number on the card. Aditional rules: A colored space matching the color of a pawn occupying it gives that pawn a few abilities. This pawn blocks any other pawn, even one of the same color, from leaping over or capturing it in any way, including backwards. Also, only the owner of the blocking pawn may swap the position of this pawn with a pawn of a different color (swapping identical pawns is never allowed), and in a game with a odd number of players the 10 may not be played on this pawn. When all your own pawns are brought home, keep playing your own cards only, but move your teammate's pawns from this moment on instead. Teammates are always sitting across. The split move with the 7 may be used to bring the last of your own pawns home until it can't move any further, but the remaining steps must be taken as usual by a teammate's pawn in play. You may not share information on your hand cards with your teammate, but you may discuss the situation on the board. If you can play a card, you must do so, even if it means that the move works against you. When you have no eligable card to play when it is your turn, you must discard your whole hand and wait until all players have played all their cards and the next hand of cards is dealt to each player. However, you keep unplayable cards until it is your turn, so you don't have to discard your hand during the turn in which you played your last playable card (the situation on playability can change between your turns by the actions taken by other players). Cards are dealt by the same dealer for 3 rounds; in the first round each player is dealt 5 cards and in the remaining two rounds 4 cards each. When the stack of cards is depleted, the next dealer is the player on the left of the current dealer. The player on the left of the dealer always starts the round by playing a card. The first team to bring both sets of pawns home wins.

[@WiffazMM2]

2:02 boops

[@charnefletcher7900]

Looks fun! Thanks for showing us!

[@Daveisnowhere.]

you can still use an aggravation board for this right?

[@ericprophet1261]

You probably could. The board I used in this demo has two sides. The other side you don't see has space for six players.

[@gsatchu111]

excellent game

[@jennifercox6315]

Played this for the first time over Thanksgiving with friends, originally from Michigan, what a great game. Theirs has the curved pattern like yours in the video, but I can't find any like it online. A family friend made theirs. Would love one like theirs/yours, and that size. Would like to know where to get one. Thanks for the tips! I'll be using the cheat sheet!

[@ericprophet1261]

Sorry, my dad made this one and then we painted it. He has made about six of them just for family and friends.

[@RSmith-ld9ct]

Called a "Tock Board" at LeeValley.com. They will ship States side.

[@samueldecelles6646]

This game called Le jeu de Tock in Canada

[@ShinyTurd1]

Question, should blue have played the J first to switch positions and then played the 2 & 8 in any order?

[@ericprophet1261]

It's a constant game of strategy and preference. You want to swap when it benefits you the most, puts you in position to get someone else out, etc. Sometimes swapping will put you in a great position to get home, but at the same time puts you in danger. You have to consider these things. You almost have to guess what others have in their hands at any given time as well.

[@ShinyTurd1]

Thanks. I’ve never played but we are playing tonight with friends who have played. Since you know all other players had mucked their cards, my thinking is that if you switch first you could play in any order you like.

[@ericprophet1261]

@@ShinyTurd1 You can always play your cards in whatever order you want. Just do it in a way that doesn't get you sent to the kitchen. If everyone else has thrown their cards in, you have risk free reign of the board, temporarily.

[@ellienaas2060]

Can you use a 7 to start a marble if you split it to 1/6? Also if you split a 7 and you jump someone does the marble go back to home or is the send back rule only if you use whole 7

[@ericprophet1261]

If you split a 7 between multiple marbles, you will knock someone out if you go over them with any of the marbles used by the 7.

[@ellienaas2060]

🎉 Thanks! We played at Thanksgiving and loved the game!!! 🎉

[@SynysterGoose]

If white swapped with blue at the beginning blue goes back and if white stays in that spot blue can't come out even if they get an ace or king.

[@ericprophet1261]

If I understand you correctly, are you saying if the two marbles are each on their starting positions, and one swaps with the other, and then the other person swaps back, then yes, they can't come out. Any time one of your marbles is sitting on your own starting position, you can't come out. You can use an Ace to move one space off of your starting position, or you can use a King to move 13 spaces, but only if all of your other marbles are out of the kitchen.

[@SynysterGoose]

@@ericprophet1261 correct. Like last time I played my I just got out of the kitchen and my wife swapped me and sat there for what felt like forever and I couldn't get out of the kitchen 😂

[@ericprophet1261]

@@SynysterGoose if someone is sitting on your starting position, you can come out and it takes them out and sends them to their kitchen

[@SynysterGoose]

@@ericprophet1261 not the way we play. Makes you have to rent think on your strategy

[@samanthagielow9714]

Question. So in Carbels it says with the Jack you can trade with any marble in play. Does that mean just your marble or any marble and play? So can you switch another player's marble if it's in play. Can you switch other player mables if it's in play?

[@ericprophet1261]

If you have a jack, you can use it to move 11 spaces, or you can use it to swap one of your marbles with someone else's marble. For example, if your marble is on the opposite side of the board from your home spaces, but an opponent's marble is right by your home spaces, you could swap their marble with yours, putting you in a much better position, ready to go home.

[@PaulMazzoni]

I come here to find out how you play the game not knowing anything and one of the first things I hear is "As you know..." LOL

[@ericprophet1261]

Yeah, sorry! When I made the video, I was thinking only a few of my friends would see it. We had made them a game and I handed them the rules. The rules are in the comment section. You can always change rules if you want. Nothing is in stone as this game is pretty unofficial. Lots of variations.

[@glecko]

Where did you get that beautiful board?

[@ericprophet1261]

We made it. Bought the board at Menard's, then cut it, rounded the edges, drilled the holes, then painted them. One 4x8 sheet makes three boards this size.

[@dpgalla2759]

I bought a half sheet of birch plywood and made 2 at a time. Copies on see-through paper and then on to wood. not hard just have a lot of drilling and painting. Went over with polyurathene

[@diamonddog7613]

How do you win in the game seems to me you dont have eneogh cards to get your four marbles home what do you do when you have no cards or have to throw in your cards

[@ericprophet1261]

Once one person has dealt all the cards, it's the next person's deal. Once they're done, the next.

[@TheSuze1983]

Could we see a picture of the other side of the board with more players? I'm so intrigued lol

[@ericprophet1261]

I can't figure out how to share a picture in the comment section. The other side is pretty identical to this one, but it has spaces for six players instead of four. The other colors I use are yellow and black, in addition to the colors on this side.

[@ericprophet1261]

drive.google.com/file/d/1dJldnzU9IqmIYMPjdFf59Lta7B4X528Q/view?usp=sharing Maybe this link will work so you can see the other side.

[@robertclark4929]

Its basically Sorry on a wood board.

[@ericprophet1261]

Using cards instead of dice....

[@730indoorsman]

​@ericprophet1261 Sorry uses cards too, though not standard playing cards. Both are derived from the ancient Indian game Pachisi.

[@luisnavarro3280]

Can an A be use as a 1 spot ?

[@ericprophet1261]

Aces are used to either get a player out of the kitchen or can move a marble one space.

[@mickyfinn023]

Great game I love playing this. Have also seen similar games called tuck or tock. Still looking for carbles (the name of our version too) online to play with others. If anyone knows of an online version please link. Great video btw. 😁👍

[@edualba]

You can find Tock on board game arena. boardgamearena.com/

[@dpgalla2759]

Can your last move take yourself out or you have no move?

[@ericprophet1261]

You have no move. You can't knock yourself out. The only way you could knock yourself out is if you were playing one on one and you were controlling two sets of marbles. Then, you could put yourself out, for example. If you have less than three people playing, you can play whatever variation you'd like and make up your own rules.

[@chriswilson8059]

How do I see your instructions

[@ericprophet1261]

GAME INSTRUCTIONS AND CARD VALUES HERE. Again, I'm sorry this video isn't better. I only made it so a few of my friends could just get a feel for how to play it. I had no idea thousands of people were going to watch it or I would have worked harder at making it! Here are the instructions I wrote up and the values for each card. Enjoy! What do you need to play? One Carble board Four same-colored marbles per player Two decks of cards without Jokers What is the point of the game? Once you know how many players there are, decide which side of the board you need to play on. One side has room for up to six players and the other side has room for up to four players. Each player must then choose the color of marbles they wish to control and place them in their “kitchen” which is found on the matching color spaces on the edge of the board to start the game. Each player will be dealt cards that will control how your marbles move around the board. The goal of the game is to get each of your marbles out of your “kitchen” and into your “home” by moving clockwise around the board. Watch out! Other players can send your marbles back to your “kitchen,” but you can also do the same to them. Once a marble is in a “home” space, it is safe. Another player cannot send it back to the “kitchen” and it cannot move backward out of “home.” How do you deal? Choose a dealer to start the game. The dealer will deal five cards to each player to start the round. The person to the left of the dealer will play first. After they play their first card, it’s the next person’s turn, and so on. Once everyone’s hands have been depleted, the same dealer will deal again. If you are playing with five or six players, you will deal five cards the first hand, then four cards for each remaining hand. If you are playing with four or fewer players, you will deal five cards the first hand, five cards the second hand, and then four cards for each remaining hand. (The reason for dealing this way is simply so that when you get to the last part of the deck, you aren’t short on cards. Depending on how many players you have, this may be impossible and you just need to steal additional cards from the pile that has already been played so that each player gets a full hand of cards.) How do you play? Once the first hand has been dealt, the player to the left of the dealer plays first. If they have a King or Ace, they can play the card, remove one of their marbles from their “kitchen” and place it on the orange starting position in front of them. Play then moves to the person on their left. Please see card values below to see what each card does. Play moves clockwise around the board until everyone has played all their cards. The dealer will then deal the next hand. If you cannot play, you simply discard your cards into the center of the board. NOTE: If you have a play, you must play it, even if it hurts you in the game. For example, if you have a marble that is very close to your home spaces but you’re stuck with a Jack in your hand, you MUST play the Jack and trade with another person on the board. Bummer, I know. If your marble lands on another player’s marble, they must place their marble back in their “kitchen.” You cannot pass over your own marbles, but you may pass over other players’ marbles. In order to win, you must land your last marble in the open home space exactly. For example, if you need to move your last marble three spaces to get it into “home” to win the game but all you have is a five, you can’t use it. You will need to wait until you have a three, or until you’re dealt an Ace and a two, or maybe your marble will get moved and you’ll need a different combination of cards to get in. This is a unique game with some unusual rules, but you will learn as you go along. That’s what makes this game so fun! You get to decide how you want to play your cards and it becomes a game not just of luck, but of risk and strategy. I hope you enjoy playing this game with your friends and family for years to come! Carble Card Values ACE or KING can bring a marble out of Kitchen ACE moves 1 space KING moves 13 spaces ONLY if all marbles are out of Kitchen QUEEN moves 12 spaces JACK moves 11 spaces or swaps positions with an opponent’s marble on the board SEVEN moves seven spaces, can be divided between marbles, and sends opponent to the “kitchen” if passed over (For example, if you have a marble barely in your “home”, a marble one space behind an opponent, and a marble on your starting space, you could move all three marbles and thus move your “home” marble into better position, take out an opponent, and free up your starting position all at the same time) FOUR moves player backward (counter-clockwise) four spaces and sends opponent to “kitchen” if passed over or landed on 2,3,5,6,8,9, and 10 moves marble forward as indicated

[@cherylosborne241]

My family is having a debate. If you are out of your starting position, and you have a four in your hand, can you go backwards beyond the starting position? A couple of family members say you always go backwards on a four, others say you cannot go back beyond your starting position once you have passed it.

[@ericprophet1261]

A four will always take you backwards. If you use a King or Ace to get out of your kitchen and are sitting on your starting space, a four is a great play because it takes you backwards four spaces and puts you in prime position to enter your home spots. This way you don't have to go all the way around the board. For example, let's say you have an Ace, two, four, and five in your hand. You would play the Ace to get out of your kitchen, then you would be wise to play your two and move forward two spaces, then you would play your four to back up four spaces past your starting space, then you would play your five to move all the way into home. That would be a perfect situation. There is one thing to note, if you've gone around the board, you cannot pass your starting place. You must go into your home, use a jack to trade with someone, or just sit there until you get the right cards to get you into home. My dad has been tempted to go after someone and march right past his home spaces. You can't do that, and why would you want to anyway? Silly. Once you go around the board or use a four to back up past your starting space, you can't go past your starting place again. You either back up, trade with a jack, or go into home. If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask. You're also welcome to make up your own rules and play however you like.

[@cherylosborne241]

@@ericprophet1261 Thank you for the clarification. My mom is disappointed in your response though, lol.

[@XBenneboiX]

I agree with your mother. Once you have moved off your starting space you cannot use a 4 to go back beyond your starting space. However, if in your starting space you can use a 4 to back up 4 spots

[@gotmud49]

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

[@أبوعمر-ط8ك1و]

It called Jackaroo.

[@666dynomax]

Is this similar to tock?

[@ericprophet1261]

No idea. Sorry!

[@diekritischestimme]

@@ericprophet1261 I wanted to find tock and found your video instead, I thought they are identical.. Many names for very similar games.

[@malakhafez8980]

so the jack u swamp but i didnt really get the rest

[@ericprophet1261]

You can find the full list of rules and card values in the comments section.

[@ifindit]

Nice demo, but not seeing directions anywhere.

[@ericprophet1261]

Sorry, I was mainly doing this short little demo for a few people that I had given this board game to. Here you go. It's really not as complicated as the instructions seem to make it out to be. I just don't know how to write out instructions, so I did the best I could! Carble What do you need to play? One Carble board Four same-colored marbles per player Two decks of cards without Jokers What is the point of the game? Once you know how many players there are, decide which side of the board you need to play on. One side has room for up to six players and the other side has room for up to four players. Each player must then choose the color of marbles they wish to control and place them in their “kitchen” which is found on the matching color spaces on the edge of the board to start the game. Each player will be dealt cards that will control how your marbles move around the board. The goal of the game is to get each of your marbles out of your “kitchen” and into your “home” by moving clockwise around the board. Watch out! Other players can send your marbles back to your “kitchen,” but you can also do the same to them. Once a marble is in a “home” space, it is safe. Another player cannot send it back to the “kitchen” and it cannot move backward out of “home.” How do you deal? Choose a dealer to start the game. The dealer will deal five cards to each player to start the round. The person to the left of the dealer will play first. After they play their first card, it’s the next person’s turn, and so on. Once everyone’s hands have been depleted, the same dealer will deal again. If you are playing with five or six players, you will deal five cards the first hand, then four cards for each remaining hand. If you are playing with four or fewer players, you will deal five cards the first hand, five cards the second hand, and then four cards for each remaining hand. (The reason for dealing this way is simply so that when you get to the last part of the deck, you aren’t short on cards. Depending on how many players you have, this may be impossible and you just need to steal additional cards from the pile that has already been played so that each player gets a full hand of cards.) How do you play? Once the first hand has been dealt, the player to the left of the dealer plays first. If they have a King or Ace, they can play the card, remove one of their marbles from their “kitchen” and place it on the orange starting position in front of them. Play then moves to the person on their left. Please see card values below to see what each card does. Play moves clockwise around the board until everyone has played all their cards. The dealer will then deal the next hand. If you cannot play, you simply discard your cards into the center of the board. NOTE: If you have a play, you must play it, even if it hurts you in the game. For example, if you have a marble that is very close to your home spaces but you’re stuck with a Jack in your hand, you MUST play the Jack and trade with another person on the board. Bummer, I know. If your marble lands on another player’s marble, they must place their marble back in their “kitchen.” You cannot pass over your own marbles, but you may pass over other players’ marbles. In order to win, you must land your last marble in the open home space exactly. For example, if you need to move your last marble three spaces to get it into “home” to win the game but all you have is a five, you can’t use it. You will need to wait until you have a three, or until you’re dealt an Ace and a two, or maybe your marble will get moved and you’ll need a different combination of cards to get in. This is a unique game with some unusual rules, but you will learn as you go along. That’s what makes this game so fun! You get to decide how you want to play your cards and it becomes a game not just of luck, but of risk and strategy. I hope you enjoy playing this game with your friends and family for years to come! Please feel free to watch this KZbin video that briefly demonstrates how to play the game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mILck3-Xo6-ib5Y Carble Card Values ACE or KING can bring a marble out of Kitchen ACE moves 1 space KING moves 13 spaces ONLY if all marbles are out of Kitchen QUEEN moves 12 spaces JACK moves 11 spaces or swaps positions with an opponent’s marble on the board SEVEN moves seven spaces, can be divided between marbles, and sends opponent to the “kitchen” if passed over (For example, if you have a marble barely in your “home”, a marble one space behind an opponent, and a marble on your starting space, you could move all three marbles and thus move your “home” marble into better position, take out an opponent, and free up your starting position all at the same time) FOUR moves player backward (counter-clockwise) four spaces and sends opponent to “kitchen” if passed over or landed on 2,3,5,6,8,9, and 10 moves marble forward as indicated

[@zameerashafeek8187]

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[@maverickhunter1312]

Is this the same game as Wahoo or Aggravation?

[@ericprophet1261]

It is similar to aggravation, but not exactly.

[@maverickhunter1312]

Ok. I'm guessing Pegs/Marbles and Jokers is a different game too.

[@claudiahaworth3119]

Where can I find the rules for this game?????

[@claudiahaworth3119]

sorry I just found them posted down below. Thank you

[@OlstadMedia]

Is this the same game that is for sale on playjackaroo.com but with a different name?

[@ericprophet1261]

It looks like it's similar to that, but the rules are somewhat different.

[@margaretrobinson9597]

Carbo game? Never hear from anyone about the game.

[@therookiesplaybook]

What?

[@gsatchu111]

excellent game