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Marble Racer

Marble-ous racing game with a pinball twist!

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New Model:

New Marble Racer Pinball adds a totally new random element to the game with a pinball style equaliser that lights up, makes noise and fires balls in every direction with its spinning mechanism. Also included is the new finishing line, complete with flag that stands up when the race has been won.

Marble Racer

Original: Three Equalisers

Man was born to compete. That's why sport was invented. This in turn is why marbles were invented. Sadly, over the centuries the humble marble has become indelibly associated with school kids, street urchins and old men. Hardly surprising when you consider most marble-based games are played at the speed of treacle.

That's why we were sceptical when Marble Racer Pinball rolled into Firebox HQ. After all, how exciting can a few marbles tumbling down a winding track be? The answer, dear friends, is difficult to articulate - not because we've run out of adjectives, but because the incessant noise of racing marbles, boinging pinball pingers and whooping 'n' a hollering employees makes it rather hard to concentrate.

Marble Racer Pinball

Pinball: New finishing with flag

So why the fuss? Well, in a nutshell, Marble Racer Pinball is devilishly simple, fiendishly addictive and totally unfair - a combination well known for its potency in gaming circles. Essentially this is a marble racing game with a pinball twist. Simply build the towers, slot together the track, add the pinball-style randomiser, place the marbles in the start gate, twist and away they go.

Marble Racer Pinball

Pinball: Flip-ping ace!

As the marbles roll, plop and drop down the track they enter equalisers - circular platforms that cause them to spin and collide as they attempt to enter the next section of track in pole position. Better still, there's a special flashing pinball platform where the marbles are ker-pinged into random holes. There's even a finishing podium with a pop-up chequered flag and final position slots. Sadly there's no champagne, but that's not to say you can’t pour a load over your head, Schumacher-styley.

Marble Racer

Pinball: Down it goes!

We really can't stress just how riveting this colourful confusion of tower, track and pinball peripherals is. Placing bets on whose marble will emerge from the manic melee in first place is beyond addictive. In fact, if you're anything like us, we guarantee you'll be unable to pass Marble Racer Pinball without putting a few marbles through their paces. Flippin' marble-lous!

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Please note:
  • Not suitable for children under 36 months. Contains small component parts (glass marbles) that may represent a choking hazard.
Battery requirements:
  • Pinball version requires 6 x AAA 1.5v batteries (included)
Contents:

Pinball: 108 piece set
  • 1 start gate (2-piece)
  • 1 finish
  • 3 equalisers
  • 7 bases
  • 11 small uprights
  • 12 medium uprights
  • 23 large uprights
  • 10 straights
  • 8 left curves
  • 8 right curves
  • 9 entries
  • 4 exits
  • 10 marbles
  • stickers
Original: 90 piece set
  • 1 start gate (2-piece)
  • 1 finish
  • 3 equalisers
  • 5 bases
  • 12 small uprights
  • 15 medium uprights
  • 9 large uprights
  • 16 straights
  • 6 left curves
  • 6 right curves
  • 2 entries
  • 6 exits
  • 8 marbles
  • stickers
Original: 120 piece set
  • 1 start gate (2-piece)
  • 1 finish
  • 4 equalisers
  • 7 bases
  • 19 small uprights
  • 14 medium uprights
  • 17 large uprights
  • 16 straights
  • 8 left curves
  • 8 right curves
  • 5 entries
  • 10 exits
  • 10 marbles
  • stickers


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Jason Smyth, Streatham, UK - 24th Jan 2005

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visitor avatar As Seen on ITV's This Morning :)
Martin Shepherd, Nottingham - 17th December 2004
visitor avatar So simple, like Mouse Trap meets Kerplunk, meets Scalextric - what could be better? Exciting to build, reminscent of building with lego, a long piece then three short pieces and then a yellow bit errrm...tricky to do with a couple of drinks on board. However once built we were off, racing, betting. A word of warning - at around 2am with too much alcohol on board the world of probability kicks in "red balls always win" "no the second one out the trap always wins" "does the last one out ever come first" if you're lucky you'll go to bed before you decide to build a spreadsheet and measure the results. £10 well spent.
Andy waterworth, Lancs - 16th May 2004
visitor avatar Every office needs one of these to decide all those crucial workday dilemmas. Who has to make the tea in the morning? Who gets the first round in on a Friday? Who has to sit next to gibbering Maureen from accounts at the Christmas dinner? etc. Each four-player race is random but the way the balls jostle, collide and clunk down the roller coaster course is absolutely mesmerising. We love it!
E. Tingay, High Wycombe - 23rd April 2004
visitor avatar Wicked fun we've had designing and putting together Marble Racer, we're going to get more including the fridge racers. Thanks for the hours of fun xxx
Laura & Paul, Streatham, London - 22nd April 2004
visitor avatar Simply Marbleous!
Darren Simpson, Leeds - 20th April 2004