With much of the world currently under lockdown and human sports on hiatus, marble racing has exploded in popularity. Perhaps the larger audience has placed increased pressure on our orbicular athletes, because the first attempt at a race on the … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Razzway GP Race 7

This is the second-to-last qualifying event in the 2020 Marbula One Grand Prix. Team Raspberry is hosting the event on the Razzway, a figure-8 track full of chevrons and chicanes. More so than a test of raw speed, this is … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Razzway GP Qualifying

Yesterday, we witnessed hubris get the better of some of the marbles as they failed to make decent time on the track. Today, humbled, they return to Short Circuit to prove that they’re in it to win it. This is … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Short Circuit GP Race 6

Short Circuit is a simple track. There are a couple of curves, lots of straights, and just one chicane. This is a track designed to test speed and agility. However, sloppy rolling is punished: hitting an obstacle early on can … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Short Circuit GP Qualifying

As yesterday’s qualifying round proved, fortunes can change in an instant on Greenstone. Just one nudge from a competitor, and you can end up coming to a near standstill. Our competitors are used to playing a little rough, but what … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Greenstone GP Race 5

We’re now past the halfway mark in Marbula One, and it’s make it or break it for our colourful competitors. Let’s see how well they do on Greenstone, the Green Ducks’ home turf. This is the curviest track that the … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Greenstone GP Qualifying

It’s time for race #4 in the Marbula One Grand Prix. Our orbicular athletes are here to face down 11 laps of death-defying turns, obstacles, and straightaways. As we learned yesterday, the variance in lap times on Hivedrive is huge, … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Hivedrive GP Race 4

The Hivedrive is a not a course for the faint of heart. The relatively tame straightaways belie just how difficult this course is. Its centrepiece is a hive-like obstacle course built from hexagonal Gravitrax tiles. Any marble that hits the … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Hivedrive GP Qualifying

Team Primary’s performance yesterday has put them in pole position for today’s race. Will that pay dividends? Let’s find out. For most of the race, it looks like either Balls of Chaos or the Green Ducks is going to take … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Momotorway GP Race 3

Team Momo takes the spotlight by hosting this week’s Marbula One race. This is an interesting course. Where you think things would slow down, they’re actually pretty fast. The curves near the start of the course don’t seem to slow … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Momotorway GP Qualifying

Greg Woods introduces this week’s video with talk of a “host’s curse.” He might be on to something, considering the O’rangers’ dire 15th place finish in yesterday’s qualifying round. But that was just for determining the starting order for today’s … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 O’raceway GP Race

We’re off to the O’rangers’ home turf for the second round of Marbula One. If you believe the rumours that the O’rangers have been juicing, then this probably feels like a bit like watching Icarus and then deciding to award … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 O’raceway GP Qualifying

After yesterday’s qualifying round, we’re playing for keeps. This is the first Marbula One race that will count towards the overall standings. The pressure is on for our round rollers. Before we even start, we’re treated to a domino show. … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Savage Speedway GP1 Race

JMR has been hyping Marbula One for weeks, and it’s finally here. In today’s qualifying round, the marbles race individually and staggered to determine the starting order for tomorrow’s big race. The bounds of performance are set in the first … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Savage Speedway Grand Prix Qualifying

Marbula One is just a few short days away (here’s a trailer), but in the meantime, Jelle & Co. have been generous enough to tide us over with a bonus sand rally race, this time featuring animal-themed marbles. Let’s meet … Continue reading Animal Marble Race

The final marble race of the year is here! Will Red Number 3 stay atop the podium, or will Ghost Plasma or Superball come from behind to claim first place? Let’s find out, shall we? Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #8

It’s the seventh race in the 2019 Marble Rally, and tensions are building out on the sand. Fan favourite Red Number 3 holds the lead in the overall standings, but Ghost Plasma is nipping at his heels, and Superball could … Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #7

A week after a humiliating eight-second loss to Red Number 3, these colourful balls of determination are back on the track to prove their mettle. But for the second week in a row, it’s a false start. Uh oh. Things … Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #6

It’s been over a month since the last race in the 2019 Marble Rally, and our favourite orbicular athletes have been itching to get back out onto the sand. Will Blizzard Blaster, El Capitan, or Superball remain atop the standings, … Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #5

Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! It’s time for the Marble League’s scariest annual tradition: the Halloween Race! This is an elimination race where after founds rounds of racing, the lowest-scoring marble in the overall standings is fed to the spiders. Final podium position is … Continue reading Halloween Marble Race 2019

In a Marble Rally race, a lot can change in a few seconds. A marble can break away from the pack and seize a big lead. A promising competitor can crash out. Several rolling racers can change position all at … Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #4