Saturn's Rings

The goal of this game is to roll your marbles so they end up inside the target. The closer to the center of the target, the more points you get.

Scoring
The center circle is worth 5 points. The middle circle, 3 points. The outer circle, 1 point.


Setting up the rings of Saturn
Using string, form a multi-layered target and place it in the middle of your playing area (e.g., carpet). The inner circle is approximately 2 inches in diameter. The middle circle, about 6 inches in diameter. The outer circle, about 10 inches in diameter.

A Round
A round ends after all players have taken turns rolling their 10 marbles toward the target.

Rules

1. Each player picks a color and gathers all 10 marbles of that color. (Five people can play.)

2. Everyone must agree on a distance to roll from: 2 feet, 3 feet, or farther. On your turn, roll one marble of your color toward the target from this distance. You can move around the target before you roll your marble, but make sure to roll from the distance that everyone agreed upon.

3. After all players have rolled their 10 marbles, the round is complete. Each player counts up their points. You get a point for each marble of yours that is inside the target: 5 points for a marble in the inner circle, 3 points in the middle circle, and 1 point in the outer circle.

4. What if a marble is on the line? If more than half the marble is inside the line, then consider the marble to earn the higher point value. Still, there will be cases where players will disagree. All players vote. In case of a tie vote, consider the marble to earn the higher point value.

5. How long to play? Either decide beforehand to play a certain number or rounds and you win if you have the most points after those rounds are completed. Or, decide beforehand to play until a player reaches a certain number of points, say 35. Decide beforehand what that number of points should be.