Building a community-authored narrative for the world of Jelle's Marble Runs.
By the time they had trudged up the field, Rapidly was completely covered in sand. At their station was a towel—the team was waiting in the stadium.
Though other athletes were frantically drying off, Rapidly lazily slung the towel around themself. Sure, they were happy to medal, but silver was no longer a cause for celebration.
Darkness crept over the sky, burrowing its way through small gaps between the distant lights of the nearby cities as Azure sat, unmoving, in a small glade that twinkled slightly underneath the lights of the first stars. It had been an hour or so, and Azure had only just begun to notice the chill settingContinue reading “Out of the Rolling – Event 1: No Chance”
To lose the battle but win the war. It was an expression that Stinger had once heard, though they were long past remembering the context for it. As it had been explained to them, it meant to give away something of relatively minor importance but ultimately emerge the victor in a given conflict. If defeatContinue reading “ML2023 Memo #4: The Weight of Victory”
There’s something in the stars who we look up to as marble sports fans. What makes them so special to write about?
The stars had perfectly aligned for Team Galactic. “I didn’t realize that we’d broken the record until we heard all our fans going wild,” commented Pulsar. “But we hit the block with everything we had, and it paid off.” Next to them, Starry looked over the block pushing course and shifted their medal to theContinue reading “ML2022 Memo #9: Block Pushing”
Hello and welcome to another RetRollSpective, where we reflect on the history of marble sports teams that have appeared in the tournaments of Jelle’s Marble Runs. This time, we’re going to focus on the Minty Maniacs, the third-place finishers of Marble League 2020 and hosts of the Marble League Winter Special. Read on to findContinue reading “RetRollSpective – Minty Maniacs”
Hello and welcome to another RetRollSpective, where we reflect on the history of marble sports teams that have appeared in the tournaments of Jelle’s Marble Runs. This time, we’re going to focus on the Oceanics, champions of the Marble League Winter Special and Marble Survival 100. Read on to find out how this team has drownedContinue reading “RetRollSpective – Oceanics”
Hello and welcome to another RetRollSpective, where we reflect on the history of marble sports teams that have appeared in the tournaments of Jelle’s Marble Runs. This time, we’re going to focus on the Savage Speeders, dual champions of both Marble Leagues 2016 and 2020 as well as Marbula One Seasons 1 and 4. Read onContinue reading “RetRollSpective – Savage Speeders”
This article focuses on the six teams in Group A that failed to qualify. For the article that focuses on the six teams in Group B that failed to qualify, click here. After months of waiting to see which teams would compete in the 2021 Marble League, we finally know the sixteen teams that haveContinue reading “The Teams You’ll Miss in Marble League 2021 – Group A”
Hello everyone, Nordique Whaler here, and welcome to the journal of my travels between Marbula One Season 2 and Marble League 2021 Qualifiers! I was motivated by Stynth to embark on an around-the-world trip after they did a similar trip last year. Along the way, I got to know most of our favorite marble athletesContinue reading “Marbula One Season 2 / Pre-Marble League 2021 Offseason Moments – Part 1”
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