Big Potato Whirly Derby – All-Action Marble Racing Board Game, 2-6

Such a good game! Needed something that everyone can play independently as we are a big family that foster so age range is big. Really good fun. Good quality easy to use. Value for money.

My family love playing this game, adults and children alike. Our 6 year old loves it and so does our 11 year old nephew, 12 year old niece and parents in their 60's so it's got good age range. It's a simple game that you can make harder if you want. It's a good quality and has stood many play throughs already although we've only had it a few months. We play "The Lone Ranger" theme or "Horse Race Trumpet Fanfare" when we launch the ball for an extra laughs. It's gone on holidays etc and so while it was a bit more costly than I'd like but with how much we've played it and it's limitless "replayablilty" I would say it is good value for money.

Great game! Good fun, my family enjoying betting and cheering on their marbles. Along with the marbles on the board and the shouting it does get rather noisy! However, as the base is made of card (granted it is sturdy card) each time we use it and put it away I worry about the longevity of its life. We have had it about 6 months now with multiple uses and it’s still going though….so I’d definitely buy it again even taking this into consideration.

Son loved it but I thought it was pretty basic, cardboard and marbles…

Big Potato Games have done it again. This is basically marble racing but with a really clever board game twist. The retro design is lovely, but the gameplay is what shines. It’s mostly luck (as you "helplessly watch" your marble race), but there’s enough strategy with the "Thunderball" advanced rules to keep adults interested. It brings that exciting arcade feeling to the dining table. A solid 5 stars for build quality and replay value. We have had a ton of fun playing this around the table and its super easy to pick up and play. Definitely worth the price

Good fun game! Works well for a variety of different ages as well.

It’s ok silly fun

Great fun at parties old or young

This is a good quality game that anyone in the family can play. Every player has a certain number of marbles and each round you select how many you want to play that round. All the marbles get dumped onto the metal funnel and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ones that come out get their choice of the scoring cards for that round. Play continues for eight rounds and the person with the most points from the scoring cards wins. This is simple fun for everyone as you cheer on your marbles as the spin around the funnel hoping yours goes in first. It can also be used to teach basic probability of when to play more or fewer marbles that round. Highly recommended for everyone.

My kid loves it!

We enjoyed the game. It was very fun to play and it's definitely different than some of the other games ww played. It is a fun marble game. The only issue I had was the plate in which you roll the marbles around kept moving when you toss the marbles into it. So I needed to keep resetting it back on the platform. Maybe there are a way to keep it in place that I am unaware of. I took a star of because of that but everything else seems quite well.

My kids love this game!! Keeps them very entertained!!

It's not a bad game but it does get old quick. The metal frame of the base does tend to fall a lot but I think that's because my family is aggressive with their throws and they tend to use a whole lot of marbles so the base can't balance well. We still enjoyed about an hour of game play and then decided to leave it in the closet...