Stadium Checkers facts for kids
Box and game
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| Designer(s) | William Herbert ("Herb") Schaper |
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| Publisher(s) | Winning Moves (2004) W.H. Schaper Mfg. Co., Inc. (1952) |
| Players | 2 to 4 |
| Setup time | 2 minutes |
| Playing time | 15-30 minutes |
| Random chance | Low |
Stadium Checkers is a fun board game for 2 to 4 players. It's also known as Roller Bowl. The main goal is to be the first player to move all five of your colored marbles from the outside edge of the game board to a special spot in the center.
This game first came out in 1952. It was made by a company called W.H. Schaper Mfg. Co., Inc. Later, in 2004, another company named Winning Moves Games USA brought it back, but they called it Roller Bowl. In 2007, the game went back to its original name, Stadium Checkers. Sadly, you can't buy new copies of this game anymore.
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How to Play Stadium Checkers
Playing Stadium Checkers is quite simple and exciting! Here's how you get started and what you do on your turn.
Setting Up the Game
First, each player picks a color of marbles. There are five marbles for each color. You place these marbles in their starting spots. These spots are on the very outer ring of the game board.
Taking Your Turn
Players take turns, one after another. When it's your turn, you choose one of the rings on the board. You can only pick a ring that has marbles next to it. Then, you carefully twist or rotate that ring.
The goal is to make one or more of your marbles drop down to the next ring closer to the center. As your marbles move closer to the middle, you want them to fall into your special chute.
What Happens if a Marble Falls
Sometimes, a marble might fall into a chute that isn't yours. Don't worry! If this happens, that marble goes back to the very beginning. It returns to its starting position on the outer ring of the board.
Winning the Game
The game continues with players rotating rings and moving their marbles. The first player to successfully get all five of their marbles into their own chute in the center of the board wins the game! It's a race to the finish!
