Ringo’s diagnostics—via Berry—were clear; a four out of five—or eight out of ten, Diego reasoned—chance to win, and a one-in-fifty-five-thousand chance to lose their grip on the podium completely. They were under strict instructions to not even consider that as an option, though Diego’s mind drifted naturally to it anyway; what else in their life had such low odds, yet still happened?
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Partial Bloom
Rosaka was a city with a lot to offer, and it had the habit of splitting the Racers apart. Razzy, Rizzy, and Ruzzy had won the Stone Toss together—truly together, with an under-anticipated system of utilising turn order to bait any given opponent into a fatal mistake. Now, even in the same building, they’d splitContinue reading “Partial Bloom”
The Final Gamble
Green Ducks & Kobalts Las Veglass was known to all as the city that never sleeps. Where Midnight Bay had tough restrictions on nighttime light meant to preserve the environment and the city’s unique ambiance, Las Veglass had foregone all of that for its signature enchanting rows of city lights and blinking billboards, advertising aContinue reading “The Final Gamble”
Harmonic Resonance: A Final Interview with the Balls of Chaos’ Old Coach
November 21st, 2024: 9:20, Eccentric’s Apartment Like many Balls of Chaos fans out here in Hunluen, I was shocked by the sudden rumors that sprung up this morning that the long tenured coach of our Balls of Chaos, Harmony, was stepping down. Did Harmony finally give up on our heroes? Did Entropy give Harmony theContinue reading “Harmonic Resonance: A Final Interview with the Balls of Chaos’ Old Coach”
Roll to Survive: The Racers of Marbula 1 Season 5
What unites all these 40 racers is a passion that has not faded. They take on the track for a chance to win – to record their name in history. Project Marblearth looks back at where they come from, along with their hopes going forward.
The Distant Dream
As the seventh season of the Sand Marble Rally draws to a close, our racers gather together in anticipation for the finale…and some ice cream, of course. See what our championship contenders are up to in this season’s hype article.
Who’s Tearing Up the Sand in 2024?
In Season 7 of the Marble Rally, 20 racers will compete over tracks both made of sand and built over other terrains. As they look to tear up the sand in 2024, we on Project Marblearth profiled the racers’ stories: the long-time winners, fan favorites, and surprise contenders.
High Stakes, High Rollers
You see it on every sign and screen at the Kinikolu Resort and Sportsplex: “THE PARTY NEVER ENDS.” Over the past two months, the Marble Survival 100 Tournament host site has lived up to that promise.
Each week, a new obstacle course at the Survival Stadium rises out of a cloud of artificial fog. An athlete from each Marble League team then races day after day to avoid elimination. Those who remain have survived getting battered by rams, smacked four ways by fidget spinners or treated as playthings by the Bell Carousel.
Their reward for this gauntlet will be more than a championship trophy: it will be publicity. Online or on the airwaves, the Elite Eight’s faces are plastered on marketing throughout Marblearth. In the tournament’s first weeks, fans and passersby in Kinikolu could still catch an athlete on the sidewalk or having fun. Now those remaining are hard to access, marbles who seem more like myth on the outside.
As the excitement grows, who is stepping up to the moment while staying true to themselves? The stories over one week, when ten marble survivors turned to eight, tell the tale.
Hearts Aflutter and Minds Abuzz
Fragmented rose-pink clouds decorated the orange-yellow sky. A thin morning haze hung over the city streets down below. The moon had disappeared beneath the horizon and the sun, burning the wispy edges of the clouds with its light, had emerged in its place.
The cycle of the heavens was beginning anew, and a new day was breaking over Buzznya.
A Marble Murder Mystery
Will this case be left unclosed by sidekick blue and super sleuth? Pay attention, keep close notes, and you just might find out the truth. They need to find the culprit soon whose lips are all but sealed, Can you solve the mystery before all is revealed? Before the Storm by Flamigiri Two marbles stoodContinue reading “A Marble Murder Mystery”
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