Steph Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Sooooo ... I had that "boulder" thread and then the question came up of what size constitutes a boulder. And I don't know! I've been trying not to say "shooter" for any marble over 3/4". So I opted for "boulder" for the larger ones. But is that right? A 13/16" marble is too big to be a tournament shooter ... but is it big enough to be a boulder? What would the right name for it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 13/16 inch marble - LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I use "jumbo" to mean 1 1/16"-1 3/8" range marbles. Vacor/Mega marbles has their own fairly comprehensive list of sizes. Akro set the standard sizes back in the day and I guess Vacor sets the standard sizes today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I found a scale online that goes from "itty bitty" to "whopper." 13/16" fell in the whopper range. Never heard of these. I like "weewee" for 3/8" and smaller peewees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 13/16" is a #3 on the Akro size scale. 00-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I found a scale online [...] 13/16" is a #3 on the Akro size scale. 00-6. [...] Vacor/Mega marbles has their own fairly comprehensive list of sizes. [...] Are those scalings / lists online? Could you probably provide a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Anything over 3/4 is a boulder to me. Because any marble over 3/4 can not be a shooter(by all the rules of tournament marble play) Since hardly anyone plays marbles anymore it seems any big marble gets called a shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Anything over 3/4 is a boulder to me. Because any marble over 3/4 can not be a shooter(by all the rules of tournament marble play) Since hardly anyone plays marbles anymore it seems any big marble gets called a shooter Yeah, that's what I had in mind when I started the boulder thread. Then someone made me think harder about how I felt about calling something a boulder if it was more than 3/4" but less than 7/8". I found a scale online that goes from "itty bitty" to "whopper." 13/16" fell in the whopper range. Never heard of these. I like "weewee" for 3/8" and smaller peewees "Whopper" is a fun name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Copy and paste never seems to work for me on this site. Google marble sizes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHSLAYERMARRBLEGRIFF Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 3/4 or less is the shooter size in tournaments. Big marbles have differant "names" in differant areas. "Tom Trollers" "Boulders" "Knuckler" "Shooter",,,ect,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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