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What kinds of marble games are played or used to be played around here? (Open question)
| KEEPS | 72 |
| MARBLES | 52 |
| PLAY FOR KEEPS | 43 |
| ROLLY-HOLEY | 40 |
| CHASE | 35 |
| CHINESE CHECKERS | 26 |
| RING MARBLES | 19 |
| RABBIT HOLE | 14 |
| ROLLY-HOLE | 12 |
| DOB IN THE RING | 11 |
| SHOOTING MARBLES | 11 |
| RING | 10 |
| KEEPERS | 9 |
| KNUCKS | 9 |
| PLAY FOR FUN | 8 |
| BIG RING | 7 |
| MARBLE GAME | 7 |
| PURGATORY | 7 |
| BOUNCE | 6 |
| FISH | 6 |
| POT | 6 |
| LAG | 5 |
| MIGS | 5 |
| NR | 5 |
| SHOOT MARBLES | 5 |
| BULL’S-EYE | 4 |
| CIRCLE | 4 |
| KNUCKLE DOWN | 4 |
| MARBLE | 4 |
| MIDDLEMAN | 4 |
| PLAY MARBLES | 4 |
| BULL RING | 3 |
| DRAW A RING | 3 |
| HOLE | 3 |
| JACKS | 3 |
| KNUCKLE-DOWN-TIGHT | 3 |
| KNUCKLES | 3 |
| LITTLE RING | 3 |
| PIG EYE | 3 |
| ROUND RING | 3 |
| AGATES | 2 |
| BUMPS | 2 |
| BUNNY IN THE HOLE | 2 |
| CHASING | 2 |
| GIVEAWAY | 2 |
| HOLES | 2 |
| HOLEY | 2 |
| IN A RING | 2 |
| IN THE RING | 2 |
| KNOCK-OUT | 2 |
| LAGGING GAME | 2 |
| MARBLES IN A RING | 2 |
| MIGGLES | 2 |
| ODD OR EVEN | 2 |
| PEE-WEE | 2 |
| PLAIN MARBLES | 2 |
| PLAY IN A RING | 2 |
| PURG | 2 |
| RING GAME | 2 |
| RING MARBLE | 2 |
| RING MARBLE GAME | 2 |
| RINGMEN | 2 |
| ROLY-BOLY | 2 |
| SEVEN-UP | 2 |
| SHOOT IN THE RING | 2 |
| SHOOT THEM OUT OF A RING | 2 |
| SHOOTING THEM OUT OF A RING | 2 |
| SINGLE RING | 2 |
| STEELIES | 2 |
| TAW | 2 |
| TRADING MARBLES | 2 |
| WINNER TAKE ALL | 2 |
| (SOMETHING) IN THE HOLE | 1 |
| (SOMETHING) IN THE RING | 1 |
| AGGIES | 1 |
| AGGRAVATION | 1 |
| ALLIES | 1 |
| BANANA SPLIT | 1 |
| BARN DOORS | 1 |
| BIG (SOMETHING) | 1 |
| BIG CIRCLE | 1 |
| BILLY IN THE RING | 1 |
| BOARD GAME PLAYED WITH MARBLES | 1 |
| BOARD WITH DIFFERENT SIZED HOLES IN IT | 1 |
| BOARD WITH NAILS IN IT | 1 |
| BOBJACKS | 1 |
| BOMB | 1 |
| BOMBSIES | 1 |
| BOSTON | 1 |
| BREAKS AND KEEPS | 1 |
| BULL-IN-THE-RING | 1 |
| BUNGUMS | 1 |
| CAT-EYE | 1 |
| CAT’S-EYE | 1 |
| CHASE THE SHOOTERS | 1 |
| CHASIES | 1 |
| CHENIERE | 1 |
| CHICAGO | 1 |
| CIGAR BOX WITH A HOLE IN IT | 1 |
| CINCINNATA | 1 |
| CINCINNATI | 1 |
| CIRCLE ONE | 1 |
| CIRCLES AND SHOOTING | 1 |
| COMMIES | 1 |
| CROKINOLE | 1 |
| “DIG HOLE WITH HEEL, TRY TO GET MARBLES IN” | 1 |
| DOG IN THE RING | 1 |
| DOOGIE GAME | 1 |
| DOUBLES | 1 |
| DRAW A CIRCLE | 1 |
| DRAW A CIRCLE AND SHOOT FROM THE EDGE | 1 |
| “DRAW A RING, SHOOT AT MARBLES WITHIN, TRYING TO KNOCK THEM OUT” | 1 |
| DROP BOX | 1 |
| DROP IN CIGAR BOX | 1 |
| DROP IN THE BOX | 1 |
| DROP IN THE HOLE | 1 |
| DROP MARBLE | 1 |
| DROP THE MARBLE | 1 |
| DROP-EYE | 1 |
| DROPS | 1 |
| DUBBINS | 1 |
| EACH PUT IN SO MANY AND SHOOT OUT | 1 |
| EUCHRE | 1 |
| EYE DROPPING | 1 |
| EYE DROPPINGS | 1 |
| EYE-DROP ON THE PIGTAIL | 1 |
| EYEDROPS | 1 |
| FATTY | 1 |
| FATZ | 1 |
| FIVE HOLES | 1 |
| FIVE-FORS | 1 |
| FIVE-MAN | 1 |
| FIVE-MAN SQUARE | 1 |
| FIVE-POT POISON | 1 |
| FLIP THEM OUT OF THE RING | 1 |
| FOLLOW THE LEADER | 1 |
| FOLLOW-UP | 1 |
| FOUR HOLES | 1 |
| FOUR-HOLE MARBLES | 1 |
| FUNZIES | 1 |
| GAME OF SHOOTING AT A LINE | 1 |
| GAME PLAYED IN A CIRCLE | 1 |
| GAMES WITH BIG RINGS | 1 |
| GLASSIES | 1 |
| GOOLIE HOLE | 1 |
| GUESS HOW MANY A KID HAS IN HIS HAND | 1 |
| HALF CIRCLE | 1 |
| HAND GAME | 1 |
| HAVE THEM IN A LARGE CIRCLE | 1 |
| HIGH JACK | 1 |
| HILLIE | 1 |
| “HIT ONE, GET THEM ALL” | 1 |
| HIT-THE-BOTTLE | 1 |
| HOGANDO CINCINNATI | 1 |
| HOLE GAME | 1 |
| HOLE IN THE GROUND | 1 |
| HOLE MARBLES | 1 |
| HOLY-ROLLY | 1 |
| HOPSCOTCH WITH MARBLES | 1 |
| HORSES | 1 |
| HUNCH | 1 |
| JACK ROCKS | 1 |
| JACKPOT | 1 |
| JACKS AND MARBLES | 1 |
| KAPLUNK | 1 |
| KEEP MARBLES | 1 |
| KEEPIES | 1 |
| KEEPSES | 1 |
| KEEPSIES | 1 |
| KILL THE MAN | 1 |
| KING MARVEL | 1 |
| KNEBBERS | 1 |
| KNOCKING THEM OUT OF THEIR RING | 1 |
| KNOCK-OUT-MARBLE | 1 |
| “KNUCKLE DOWN, SHOOT HARD” | 1 |
| KNUCKLE-BUSTER | 1 |
| LAG THE LINE | 1 |
| LINE | 1 |
| LINE-DRAW GAME | 1 |
| LONG LENGTH | 1 |
| MAKE A HOLE AND SHOOT FOR IT | 1 |
| MAKE CIRCLE AND TRY TO KNOCK MARBLES OUT | 1 |
| MARBLE GAMES | 1 |
| MARBLE HEAD | 1 |
| MARBLE-RING | 1 |
| “MARBLES IN A RING, ONE IN MIDDLE” | 1 |
| MARBLES IN WOODEN SLOTS | 1 |
| MARBLES WERE SHOT OUT OF A CIRCLE WITH A SHOOTER | 1 |
| MARBLES WITH JACKS | 1 |
| MARBLING ON THE LINE | 1 |
| MUMBLY-PEG | 1 |
| NEW YORK | 1 |
| NEW YORKER | 1 |
| NIBS | 1 |
| ODD AND EVEN | 1 |
| ODDS AND EVENS | 1 |
| ONE-CIRCLE | 1 |
| ONE-CIRCLE MARBLES | 1 |
| ONE-HOLE | 1 |
| ON-THE-LINE | 1 |
| OVAL RING | 1 |
| OVER | 1 |
| PEBBINGS-IN | 1 |
| PEGATORY | 1 |
| PIG-EYE | 1 |
| PIGGY IN THE HOLE | 1 |
| PIGS IN A PEN | 1 |
| PITCH AND TAW | 1 |
| PITCHING MARBLES | 1 |
| PLAY FOR KEEPSES | 1 |
| PLAY IN A BOW | 1 |
| PLAY IN A BOX | 1 |
| PLAY IN A TRIANGLE | 1 |
| PLUCK FOR FIVE | 1 |
| PLUCKS | 1 |
| PLUNK | 1 |
| PLUNKING | 1 |
| POON CHASING | 1 |
| POT MARBLES | 1 |
| POTS | 1 |
| POTSIES | 1 |
| PUGGING MARBLES | 1 |
| PURGIE | 1 |
| PURGIE IN THE HOLE | 1 |
| “PUT MARBLES IN RING, SNAP GLASSIE, AND TRY TO KNOCK OTHERS OUT” | 1 |
| REGULAR MARBLE GAME | 1 |
| RING GOAL | 1 |
| RINGMAN | 1 |
| RINGS | 1 |
| RINGSIES | 1 |
| RING-TAW | 1 |
| ROLL MARBLES INTO A HOLE | 1 |
| ROLL THE MARBLES | 1 |
| ROLLING CHEAP MARBLES AT A GLASS ONE | 1 |
| ROLL-IN-HOLE | 1 |
| ROLL-IT | 1 |
| ROLLS | 1 |
| ROUNDERS | 1 |
| ROUNDS | 1 |
| RUSSIAN CHECKERS | 1 |
| SCOPS | 1 |
| SEVEN RING | 1 |
| SHOOT AGAINST THE WALL | 1 |
| SHOOT AT THE AGATE | 1 |
| SHOOT FOR POT | 1 |
| SHOOT IN A CIRCLE | 1 |
| SHOOT IN AND KNOCK OTHER OUT | 1 |
| SHOOT MARBLES OUT OF RING | 1 |
| SHOOT THE LINE | 1 |
| SHOOT THE MARBLES OUT OF THE RING | 1 |
| SHOOT THE POST | 1 |
| SHOOT THEM OUT OF THE RING | 1 |
| SHOOT-‘EM-AND-HIT-‘EM | 1 |
| SHOOTING FOR HOLES | 1 |
| SHOOTING FOR KEEPS | 1 |
| SHOOTING FROM THE LINE | 1 |
| SHOOTING FROM THE RING | 1 |
| SHOOTING GRANNY | 1 |
| SHOOTING IN ONE RING | 1 |
| SHOOTING IN THE HOLE | 1 |
| SHOOTING THE RING | 1 |
| SHOOTING THEM | 1 |
| SHOOTING THEM IN A RING | 1 |
| SHOOTING THEM OUT OF THE RING | 1 |
| SHOOT-IT | 1 |
| SHORT LENGTH | 1 |
| SINGLE CIRCLES | 1 |
| SMALL RING | 1 |
| SOLO | 1 |
| SPAN | 1 |
| SPANNING | 1 |
| STRAIGHT MARBLES | 1 |
| TADS | 1 |
| TAWS | 1 |
| TENNESSEE | 1 |
| TENNESSEE NINE | 1 |
| TEN-UP | 1 |
| THE RING | 1 |
| THREE HOLES | 1 |
| THROW TO THE LINE | 1 |
| TICKS | 1 |
| TRACK UP | 1 |
| TRIANGLE | 1 |
| TRIANGLE-RING | 1 |
| TURKEY TROT | 1 |
| TWO RINGS | 1 |
| WHOEVER SHOT MARBLE OUT OF RING KEPT IT | 1 |
| YOU KNOCK THEM OUT OF A CIRCLE | 1 |
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