The Cardboard Marble Race

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The Cardboard Marble Race

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Race your marbles and be careful which way you turn or you could up in jail. First to the finish lines wins

Supplies

You will need cardboard, marbles, glue, scissors, pencil, marker, tape and a ruler

The Base

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Cut a base about 27 in. long and 21 in. wide for your marble race.

Starting Tower

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you will want to construct a tower 14 in. high

Top of the Tower

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Construct a square top that is 11 in. wide add wall and make marble guides.

Marble Tubes

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Construct tubes that are 10 to 14 in. long and have a circumference of 3 1/2 in.

Turn Tubes

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make turns that have an average 5 in. long and have 3 1/2 in. circumference. cut and bend the the cardboard to make them.

Starting Mechanism

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Make a turn but have a hole on one side in the middle then cut slits in the tube too put in release. Then add it to your tower

Custom Tower Tube

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This will tube will need to be cut with frilled ends so that it can be attached to the tower

Connect Turns

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You will need to connect turns to the custom tower tube.

Plinko

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create a Plinko so that your marble can split paths

Jail

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Create mechanism inside your jail so that it needs player interaction to escape

Bases (for Jail and Plinko)

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Construct triangle base for your Plinko and jail

Finish Tubes

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Attach tubes to Plinko and jail to take the marble to the finish line

Finished

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You have completed your marble race. Now you can challenge family and friends to race you for fun or for glory.