The halfpipe is a test of endurance. The goal is for the team to remain inside the halfpipe for as long as it possibly can. Great strength is required to remain inside the pipe without slipping, and marbles without sufficient … Continue reading Marble League 2020 E2 Halfpipe

It’s finally here. We’re ready to begin Marble League 2020, the Internet’s premier marble sports tournament. 16 teams will go head-to-head in gruelling contests of ball-on-ball action. Those 16 teams are: Team Galactic [Hosts] Raspberry Racers Hazers Green Ducks Savage … Continue reading Marble League 2020 E1 Balancing

This is it. It all comes down to the Lap Race. Graze of Glory sits atop the standings with a comfortable lead. Can anyone catch them? Let’s find out. Milky Madness has a comfortable lead for most of this race’s … Continue reading Last Marble Standing E6 Lap Race

Yesterday we saw 20 teams vying for a chance to compete in the 2020 Marble League. Today, the four teams that automatically qualified are going head-to-head in a friendly round, just for kicks. Let’s check in on them and see … Continue reading Marble League 2020 Friendly Round

ML 2020 is almost here. Anticipation is in the air. But before the main tournament, teams have to qualify for a chance at vitreous victory. There are four events here: balancing; funnel endurance; block pushing; and the 5-metre sprint. Let’s … Continue reading Marble League 2020 Qualifiers

The ancient Egyptian pyramids were built without the use of the wheel. Large stones had to be pushed or dragged along the ground to get from the quarry to the construction site. This was no doubt a difficult and dangerous … Continue reading Last Marble Standing E5 Block Pushing

Marbles are fragile and prone to chipping, cracking, and in rare cases, shattering. That’s why collision is such a hotly-anticipated event: it’s not everyday that marbles smash into each other on purpose. In the round robin, Semi-Skimmers and Milky Madness … Continue reading Last Marble Standing E4 Collision

Can marbles fly? Historical records show that this question was first asked only three weeks after the invention of the marble. Today, Jelle & Co. attempt to answer that question with a long jump competition. If any marble manages to … Continue reading Last Marble Standing E3 Long Jump

After more than month off, Marbula E is back. This time, we’re off to the winding streets and broad boulevards of Jakarta. The qualifying round is a bit of a mess. Only one marble manages to clear the 17-second mark: … Continue reading Marbula E Race 3 “Jakarta”

Balancing has always been a tricky event for our orbicular athletes. Some marbles pursue the same strategy they always do: speed. After all, the less time you spend on the beam, the fewer opportunities you have to fall off it. … Continue reading Last Marble Standing E2 Balancing

The 2020 edition of the Marble League is set to premiere this summer, sponsored by, weirdly enough, Last Week Tonight. But as an appetizer for the main competition, Arla Cravendale is sponsoring a 6-event contest called Last Marble Standing. Having … Continue reading Last Marble Standing E1 Funnel Spin

We’re back for a second week of globetrotting marble racing, and this time we’re off to Korea! The Seoul circuit is a lengthy but fairly simple track. There are lots of long straight sections where the marbles can pick up … Continue reading Marbula E Race 2 “Seoul”

You thought marble racing was over until the summer, did you? Hahahahaha. You fool. You absolute nincompoop. Marble racing stops for nothing. Not even an act of God can stop marble racing. Marble racing is eternal. Marbula E is a … Continue reading Marbula E Race 1 “Paris”

As a special Easter treat, Jelle’s Marble Runs has gifted us with a set of three bonus races from the archives. Race 1 In the first race, 9 colourful Easter eggs battle it out for sand rally supremacy. Let’s meet … Continue reading Easter Eggs Marble Race

It’s finally here. After eight weeks of high-octane races, gruelling tackles, and nail-biting finishes, we’re at the last race of the inaugural season of Marbula One. The Hazers, Savage Speeders, and O’rangers have the top 3 spots in the overall … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Midnight Bay GP Race 8 (FINALE)

This is it: the final week of the inaugural season of Marbula One. It all comes down to Midnight Bay, the Rainbow Road of marble racing. There are snaky curves, a dark tunnel, and even a railing-free bridge. Our spherical … Continue reading Marbula One: 2020 Midnight Bay GP Qualifying

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