GA! Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 It's a real sport, please don't discriminate against these heroic, hard-working marbles. The 2020 Marble League got underway last Sunday, with the next round, the Halfpipe, happening tomorrow. Here are the videos so far for anyone who wants to catch up: Just to note about SPOILERS: hide any information about past Marble Leagues, Marbula Ones & Es, and the Marble Rallies behind the tag for a couple of weeks in case anyone wants to catch up. I'll paste in links for all the other events shortly. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazel Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 I watched the last Marbleympics by accident and I couldn't stop. The Marbula One was less exciting, will watch this though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted June 27, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, GA! said: It's a real sport, please don't discriminate against these heroic, hard-working marbles. Look - if we have to have a golf thread (certified not-a-sport), we can sure as hell have a marbles thread. 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METALMAN Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) what?! this isn't marbles! marbles is when you try to knock them out of the ring. load of shite this. oh wait, this is actually brilliant. I like this. It's much better than the real olympics. Edited June 28, 2020 by metalman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ML2020 spoilers: Spoiler Slightly disappointing start to ML2020, would have liked the O'Rangers to be slightly higher than joint tenth after the first event. Though, given the shoddy balancing performance in the qualifiers, it's an improvement I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 ML2020 First Round: Spoiler I'm surprised the Bumblebees finished 8th after their poor performance. It says more about the rustiness of everyone after a long break that the scores were so low compared to last year. 9 hours ago, metalman said: what?! this isn't marbles! marbles is when you try to knock them out of the ring. load of shite this. Ah, a Collison man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerstyle Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 This is mesmerising 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 10 hours ago, GA! said: Just to note about SPOILERS: hide any information about past Marble Leagues, Marbula Ones & Es, and the Marble Rallies behind the tag for a couple of weeks in case anyone wants to catch up. I'll paste in links for all the other events shortly. There was a thread on Reddit that listed every event to date but I can't find it now. Their website summarises it up nicely: https://www.marble-sports.com/series/ Note that it doesn't include side-projects like Marbula E which is running races at the same time Formula E would've done if it had not been consolidated into Berlin, and sponsored projects like Last Marble Standing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 I'm a Limers fan, therefore I despise all Marble-related activities. Seriously though, it's fantastic, both in terms of the action and the presentation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugobomb Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 As a Thunderbolts man, I look forward to another year mired in the midfield. Plus soon it'll be time for the Sand Marble Rally and my boy Superball! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 I love the Thunderbolts kit. Dark blue with yellow swirls, phwoar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METALMAN Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Marbles might seem appealing right now because it’s so much more wholesome and innocent than the other sports, but just you wait until the Raspberry Racers get caught up in a sexual harassment scandal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roster Depth Sicko No. 2 Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 14 hours ago, Lineker said: we have to have a golf thread (certified not-a-sport) No we don't, delete it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Thunderbolts are my second team, and usually who I have to support after the inevitability of the Limers not even qualifying. I mentioned the production earlier, some of my favourite parts are the "crowd invasion" or other random events filmed in stop motion, also Greg Woods does a great job of making it sound like a proper sporting event whilst managing the confines of what are essentially inanimate objects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 I honestly think I may like this more than any actual sport I follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugobomb Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 53 minutes ago, Chris2K said: Thunderbolts are my second team, and usually who I have to support after the inevitability of the Limers not even qualifying. I mentioned the production earlier, some of my favourite parts are the "crowd invasion" or other random events filmed in stop motion, also Greg Woods does a great job of making it sound like a proper sporting event whilst managing the confines of what are essentially inanimate objects. Greg Woods is such a massive part of why I love the channel, like you said he makes it feel so real. Adding him to the Marbula E races made them much better and he developed some nice chemistry with the other guy by the last couple of races. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 6 hours ago, metalman said: Marbles might seem appealing right now because it’s so much more wholesome and innocent than the other sports, but just you wait until the Raspberry Racers get caught up in a sexual harassment scandal. The biggest scandal (...so far...) is how the Jungle Jumpers once slept in and missed one of the events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 HERE WE GO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Halfpipe spoilers: Spoiler gOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOld 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meacon Keaton Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 7 hours ago, Jericode said: No we don't, delete it. Go choke on your marbles. 😠 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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