THE RULES
Elements of the Game
One table, infinite combinations
The game's equipment consists of two series of 21 colored marbles, 20 smaller ones called Attack Marble and a larger one called Queen Marble; a Game Board and two Marble Boards, used to contain the marbles to be played and those stolen from the opponent.
The whole game takes place on the level of strategy and intuition.
The higher the level of concentration, the more likely you are to predict and anticipate the opponent's moves.
Purpose of the Game
The object of the game is to win the opponent's Queen Marble. To do this it is necessary to create with your own series of marbles, any combination of at least four consecutive marbles called Real, which crosses one or more grooves that surround the opposing Queen Marble, in a vulnerable area called Castle Area.
We will get a winning Winning Real!
The player who leaves the opponent with less than four marbles to play also wins.
Game Preparation
Initially we divide all the marbles by color and place them on the marble holder board. The central hollow is the throne of the Biglia Queen, which, in case of victory, becomes the prison of the opponent. The short grooves, on the other hand, will contain the conquered marbles.
Start of the Game
At the start of each game, each player chooses their own set of marbles. To decide who will make the first move, one of the two players will hide two marbles of different colors in his hands.
The opponent will choose the hand that will reveal the color of the series of marbles, which will start the game.
Playing the Game
You play one marble at a time in turns. You initially use your own 21 marbles (20 Attack Marbles + 1 Queen Marble), present on the Marble Holder board. Once you have used up all the marbles in your possession, you play the ones present on the Game Board, moving them as you like, following your own strategic design.
Movements of the Marbles
The Attack Marbles are played in turns and are placed freely on the Game Board. The intent is to create winning combinations (Real), necessary to conquer the opponent's marbles.
They can be moved to the Game Board only when all those present have been played on your own Ball Holder board.
The Queen Ball, on the other hand, can be moved freely according to your own defense or attack strategies, but only one notch close to your own.
Castle area
The hollow where the Biglia Queen is stationed is called a Castle. The movement area surrounding the Queen marble, on the other hand, is called the Castle Area. It is a vulnerable area because if violated by a Real, it allows you to win the game!
Entry into the game of the Biglia Queen
The Marble Queen can come into play at any time during the game. As a strategic choice, because it allows you to conquer more Attack Marbles in any combination, or by necessity, as the last remaining marble to be played on the Marble Rack.
It is important to know that:
• the Biglia Queen comes into play when it is possible to create a Real Queen;
• comes into play compulsorily when the last ball remains to be played;
• when it comes into play, it CANNOT be picked up again, as a Return Ball.
Real - Conquest of Marbles and Return Marbles
Real is the main move of the game, which allows you to conquer marbles. It is the combination of four consecutive Attack Marbles, achievable in any direction.
Allows you to subtract ONE from the opponent any Attack Marble in play. At the same time, TWO of the four marbles that compose it are picked up by choice from the combination. They are called Return Marbles and return to be part of your own supply of marbles, ready to be replayed.
Real Queen - Conquest of Marbles and Return Marbles
The Real Queen is the enhanced variant of the Real, achievable with the presence of the Queen Marble, within the combination of four consecutive marbles.
It allows to conquer from the marbles in play, TWO any Attack marbles to the opponent. TWO of the four marbles that compose it are taken up by choice from the combination. They are called Return Marbles and return to be part of your own supply of marbles, ready to be replayed.
Winning Finisher: Winning Real
The game is won when any Real crosses the Castle Area of the Queen Marble. In other words, when we make a Real that intersects, even with a single ball, any hollow that surrounds the opposing Queen marble.
We will thus obtain a Winning Real winner! If the winning move also contains the Marble Queen, we will win the game with a prestigious Winning Real Queen!
Winning is doubled, even in tournament rankings!
End of the game
Following a Winning Real or a Winning Real Queen, the losing Marble Queen is taken captive, in the round recess of the winner's Marble Holder.
The winning Marble Queen takes the place of the losing one in his Castle.
Good fun!
In addition to Real and Real Queen, special or rare moves can occur during the game, divided into two categories: SUPER REAL and DOUBLE REAL.
SUPER REALS consist of up to six consecutive Attack Marbles and are regulated as follows:
Special Moves: Super Real
SUPER REAL 5 Marble Attack
Conquered Marbles 2 Return Marbles 3;
SUPER REAL 6 Marble Attack
Conquered Marbles 3 Return Marbles 4;
DOUBLE REAL COMPOSED OF TWO REAL
Captured Marbles 3 - Return Marbles 3
The Crossing Marble + 1 Attack Marble for each of the two Reals
The presence of the Queen Marble in a Double Real generates a DOUBLE REAL QUEEN which, with the same Return Balls, allows you to conquer an extra Attack Marble!
If the Queen Marble is the Crossing Marble, it cannot be resumed as a Return Marble.
An additional different Attack Ball from the combination will be recovered in its place.
The presence of the Queen Marble in a Super Real generates a SUPER REAL QUEEN, which, with the same Return Marbles, allows you to conquer an extra Attack Marble!
Special Moves: Double Real
DOUBLE REALs are those combinations consisting of a crossing of two Reals, made in a single move. They are regulated as follows:
