By the same token any game that uses marbles can be called marbles there are hundreds of games that can be played with marbles however the most common game used for modern tournament play is.
What are big marbles called.
The big marble gleans these names because it is the one shot at other marbles in an offensive manner.
Most commonly they are about 13 mm 1 2 in in diameter but they may range from less than 1 mm 1 30 in to over 8 cm 3 in while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm 12 in wide marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles.
A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size.
At the beginning of the 19th century marbles were sometimes called bowls and all came from nuremberg down the rhine to rotterdam and thence to all other parts of europe.
I m sure they have many names but technically they are called shooters cause in the game of marbles they are the ones that you shoot at the other marbles.
Any marble larger than the majority may be termed a boulder masher popper.
It s called a godfather sorry it s not called this see the following various names refer to the marbles size.
Big marbles ones that are larger than the standard size marble are called shooters a big marble is also known as the offensive marble.
Some call it the anny others may call it the shooter masher or boulder.
The choice marble in a game of marbles is the largest marble.
Big marbles called play kids.
It goes by a number of different names.
I worked at a toystore.
Marble size is a matter of preference for hobbyists but as of 2011 the national marbles tournament called for specific sized marbles for its competitions.