Coverage of a Youtube event featuring various marble competitions
Our seventh race of Marbula One season two is in the dense jungle of the Raceforest. A straightforward course with no unique features, this track is rather idiosyncratic in its location and the effect it has on the marbles; thanks … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Raceforest GP 7
And we are back to Marbula One! We’re picking up with qualifying race for GP 7 of the season. 20 marbles, only 16 teams will qualify and move on! The Jungle Jumpers are hosting us today with their lush, leafy, … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: GP 7 Raceforest Qualifiers
This is it everyone! The Winter Marble League 2021 finale, Ice Hockey. In a slight change from previous Ice Hockey events, the 16 teams will face off against each other based on their placement in the overall standings in 2 … Continue reading Winter Marble League E5 – Ice Hockey
The fourth event in the Winter Marble League Special is the bobsled. The event begins with some information on the testing, with the test team being tossed from their sled, and one being injured. Luckily they were able to find … Continue reading Marble League Winter Special E4: Bobsled
The return of Winter Marble League in 2020-21 sees the return of speed skating. The format of this event is a bit unusual, but exciting nonetheless: Each run sees two marbles race around the elongated track, though not in a … Continue reading Marble League Winter Special Event 3: Speed Skating
My bad on the delay in publishing this, last weekend was a hectic one and then I just sort of forgot once the work week began. Anyways…. Welcome to event 2 of the Marble League Winter Special! As Greg notes … Continue reading Marble League Winter Special Event 2: Snowboard Cross
The first winter Marble League since 2018 begins today, hosted by the Minty Maniacs*. Participating this year are the Thunderbolts, Balls of Chaos, Hazers, Team Galactic, Oceanics, Snowballs, Orangers, Savage Speeders, Green Ducks, Crazy Cats Eyes, Raspberry Racers, Midnight Wisps, … Continue reading Marble League Winter Special E1: Ice Dash
Race number six takes place in the frozen tundra at the Arctic Circuit, a wide-open track with several wide slalom-esque turns coupled with one sharp right-hander. The speedy style of track and the variety of turns taken at high-speed lead … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Arctic Circuit GP 6
It’s the final round of Marbula E, and we’re headed to Jack Nicholls’ native England for one last go-around with these electric-cars-turned-glass-balls. The London track consists mostly of straightaways and wide curves, but a mid-track switchback and some sharp turns … Continue reading Marbula E Race 6 “London”
We are back with race 6 of this season’s Marbula One, hosted by the Snowballs this week! The track isn’t anything too crazy, a couple curves and turns and a winter theme to go along with the season. Snowy starts … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Arctic Circle GP Qualifier
Past the first four races of the season, we now reach the point where each team can determine their racer strategically rather than being forced to alternate between the teammates. However, only five teams opt for the high-risk decision to … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: O’Raceway GP 5
Marbula One continues with it’s 5th qualifying round. This round is hosted by the Balls of Chaos at the Tumult Turnpike. The Turnpike is unique in its unforgiving 90 degree turns, and its banked turn near the beginning. Hop starts … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Tumult Turnpike GP Qualifiers
Friday’s qualifiers had thrills and excitement (most notably the Oceanics seeming to bust through the host’s curse) and some near tragedies (Yellup’s terrifying bounce off the track and into the valley). The stage was set for a very exciting race! … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Aquamaring GP Race
The fourth race of Marbula One season two is taking place at the Aquamaring (pronounced Aquama-RING, not Aqua-MARE-ing, as I had been saying in my head all week), a relatively straightforward course with hairpin turns, a speed ramp, and a … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Aquamaring GP Qualifying
And after yesterday’s exciting qualifiers, we’re off with race number 3 of this years Marbula One! The first 3 laps are actually dominated by the host team’s Bumble. Minty Drizzle is close behind but not able to surpass Bumble. Speedy … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Honeydome GP
The third race of the second season of Marbula One is hosted by the Bumblebees. The Honeydome begins with some turns, then heads to the Bee Dance, a swirl of turns, then goes into the hexagon-based hive, and then heads … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Honeydome GP Qualifiers
After an eventful qualifier yesterday, our marble racers take the track at the O’Raceway with Wispy of the Midnight Wisps starting at pole, with Billy of the Green Ducks just behind. This marks our first return to a raceway in … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: O’Raceway GP 1
The second race of the second season of Marbula One sees the O’Rangers hosting. With a sand covered portion of the track (featuring 10 turns in total) they immediately differentiate their raceway from what we saw in the Minty Mania … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: O’Raceway GP Qualifiers
Welcome to Marbula One Season 2. This year’s season starts in the Minty Maniac’s home track: Minty Mania Grand Prix. The Qualifiers placed the home team all the way in dead last, but they can hopefully bring it back to … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Minty Mania GP 1
Sand Marble Rally is on hiatus until 2021 and Marble League is in the off-season, so the time has come for Marbula One! A lot has changed for season two in regards to format, so let’s go over the changes: … Continue reading Marbula One Season 2: Minty Mania GP Qualifying
Three months have passed since our favourite Marbula E vehicles have taken to the track, and they’re itching to burn some rubber. Today they’ll be racing in New York City, also known as the “Big Apple.” The moniker is appropriate, … Continue reading Marbula E Race 5 “New York”
