Marble Solitaire game, with reversable lid / base which screws securely onto the board.

For storage, the balls are retained in their dimpless by the lid.

I've included 2 ball designs, a solid one and an "open" one, because I don't want marbles around my small children. Having printed both, I think the "open" design is by far my favourite. It prints nicely looks cool and is easier to pick up.

I've made the design 215mm diameter and to suit 14mm marbles (9/16"). This should make it printable on most machines.

A complete game set is 1 board, 1 lid & 45 balls.

Printing:

The board and lid are straight forward prints and they don't need any support. Print one of each of these.

The open ball prints directly on the built plate. It's designed to be orientated as in the stl & 3mf. It's only got a tiny contact area on the build plate, but I've found it prints reasonably reliably on the k1max with no brim or support. That having been said, it's definitely a print to keep an eye on. I've been printing them in batches of 9, or fewer, I have had a few fails. If you struggle with adhesion, you could add a brim.

The round ball requires support. I've had good results with Tree support and 30° angle. In the design, I've included a very thin post that the ball sits on. The post is too small to be printed, but elevates the ball, so the entire bottom area can be supported.

You need a total of 45 balls. You can choose whether to use the round ones or the open ones.

How to Play:

Setup:

Place a ball in every hole on the board except the very centre one.

Gameplay:

Move a marble by making a jump over an adjacent marble into an empty hole.

Jumps are only allowed horizontally or vertically, not diagonally.

After a jump, remove the marble that was jumped over from the board.

A single turn can include multiple jumps with the same marble.

Continue taking turns until no more jumps are possible.

Objective

The game is won if you successfully end up with only one marble left on the board.

The most successful games end with the final marble resting in the centre hole.

If you are unable to make any more jumps and have more than one marble remaining, you lose.

Solitaire Game - Travel Set. 14mm Balls / Marbles

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill