There are usually two ways to play, namely "going out" or "digging into the ground". The former method is to draw a line on the ground as a boundary, and see who can hit the opponent's marbles first, and the marbles that are hit will be eaten. This is a bit like playing billiards.
The latter is to dig a few holes in the ground in advance, and the one who puts the marbles into the holes first wins. This is somewhat similar to playing golf.
Historical development:
The earliest materials for marbles included cheap stones and expensive marbles. At the beginning of the 19th century, marbles made of ceramics appeared. After 1870, clay marbles appeared that could be mass-produced. However, it was the glass marbles made by a German glassmaker in 1846 that really made marbles shine.
In 1890, Martin F. Christensen, who immigrated to the United States from Denmark, invented a machine that could mass-produce glass marbles. After applying for a patent in 1905, he established his own business in Ohio, USA. Opened a factory. By 1914, his factory was producing millions of glass marbles per month.