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This jam-packed activity book opens with a brief history of marbles and marble-making, explains terms and instructions common to most games, then presents fifty-two games (most with variations) kids can play with their shooters and mibs. The overly bold typeface and humorous, if not always precise, black-and-white line illustrations give the book a rough feel.