Carbles — The Marbles & Cards Board Game App
Race your marbles around the board and into your goal — but every move depends on the cards in your hand. Online, solo vs AI, or pass & play. Free, no ads.
What is Carbles?
Carbles is the classic marbles and cards game — the board game families play with a deck of Rook or standard playing cards, known around different kitchen tables as Pegs and Jokers, Wahoo, Tock, or Aggravation. Each player races four marbles out of their lot, once around the board, and into their finish lane. There are no dice: every move comes from the cards in your hand, so every turn is a small puzzle — play a card and make it count.
This app is a faithful digital adaptation of that game for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Aces and Kings break marbles out, Jacks swap any two marbles on the board, Sevens split their steps, Fours march backwards — and landing on a rival sends their marble all the way home. If you grew up with the wooden board, welcome home. If you've never played, you'll learn it in one hand.
Features
- Play online — share a 4-letter game code or tap Quick Match. iPhone, iPad, and Android all sit at the same table.
- Relaxed pace — online games that wait for you for two weeks and ping you when it's your move.
- Solo vs computer — 1 to 11 AI opponents with Easy, Medium, and Hard strength.
- Pass & play — hot-seat games on one device with a pass-the-phone privacy gate.
- Partners — team up across the board, trade a card each deal, bring your teammate home.
- 2 to 12 players — the board reshapes itself: square, hexagon, octagon and beyond.
- House rules — open hands, hop-in-home, the center marble, and around-again.
- Private by design — no account, no ads, no tracking. Free on both stores.
- English & German — auf Deutsch spielbar, with achievements, a skill rating, and stats.
How to play Carbles in six steps
- Every player gets four marbles in their lot and a hand of cards.
- Play an Ace, King, or Joker to bring a marble out to your start spot.
- Cards move marbles forward by their value — Jacks move 11 or swap two marbles, Sevens split their steps, Fours go backwards.
- Land on another marble to send it all the way back to its lot.
- No playable card? Fold your hand and sit out until the next deal.
- First to bring all four marbles home to the goal wins — in Partners, your team finishes together.
Frequently asked questions
What is Carbles?
Carbles is a classic American marbles and cards board game: each player races four marbles out of their lot, once around the board, and into their finish lane — but every move is decided by the cards in your hand, not dice. This site is the home of the free Carbles app for iPhone, iPad, and Android.
How do you play Carbles?
Play an Ace, King, or Joker to move a marble out of your lot onto your start spot, then move marbles forward by the value of the cards you play. Jacks swap marbles, Sevens split their steps, Fours move backward. Landing on any marble sends it home. The first player or team to fill their finish lane wins. See the full rules.
Is Carbles like Pegs and Jokers or Wahoo?
Yes — Carbles belongs to the same family of marbles-and-cards race games as Pegs and Jokers, Wahoo, Tock, and Aggravation. If you grew up with any of them, Carbles will feel instantly familiar: the biggest differences are house-rule details like how Sevens split and how the finish lane is entered.
Can you play Carbles solo or against the computer?
Yes. The app supports solo play against 1 to 11 AI opponents with Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty — the AI plans ahead, blocks your path, and punishes loose play.
Can you play Carbles online with friends?
Yes. Create an online game and share a 4-letter code, or use Quick Match. iPhone, iPad, and Android all play at the same table, and relaxed-pace games wait for you and send a notification when it's your turn.
Is Carbles free?
Yes — the Carbles app is free on both the App Store and Google Play, with no ads, no account, and no in-app purchases.
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