Wahoo Board Game App — Play It as Carbles
If you grew up racing marbles around a wooden Wahoo board, Carbles will feel like coming home: the same race, the same captures, the same partner play — free on iPhone, iPad, Android, and in your browser.
The marble race you grew up with
Wahoo is the Southern name for the great American marble race: four marbles per player, out of the start, once around the board, home to the finish lane — and landing on a rival sends their marble all the way back. Carbles, Pegs and Jokers, and Tock are the same game family under other kitchen-table names.
One honest difference: many Wahoo tables roll dice, while Carbles plays the cards-driven branch of the family. If your table already used cards, this is exactly your game. If you rolled dice, everything you love carries over — the racing, the captures, the partner teamwork, the trash talk — and the cards turn each turn into a real decision instead of a roll: Aces and Kings break out, Jacks swap any two marbles, Sevens split their steps, Fours march backwards.
What carries over from your Wahoo board
- The race — four marbles, once around, first to fill the finish lane wins.
- Captures — land on a rival and their marble goes home. No mercy.
- Partners — team up across the board and bring your teammate home.
- Big games — 2 to 12 players; the board reshapes itself for the whole family.
- House rules — open hands, hop-in-home, the center marble, around-again.
Learn it in one hand
The card layer takes a single deal to pick up — see the complete rules or the printable one-page cheat sheet. Then practice against the AI, pass one phone around the table, or play online in your browser with a 4-letter game code — no download, no account.
Frequently asked questions
Is Carbles the same game as Wahoo?
Same family, same board, same goal: race four marbles out of your start, around the board, and home to the finish lane, capturing rivals by landing on them. Many Wahoo tables move by dice while Carbles uses the cards-driven style shared with Pegs and Jokers and Tock — if your family played Wahoo with cards, it's the same game; if you played with dice, the racing, capturing, and partner play all carry over, and the cards add a layer of strategy.
Can I play Wahoo online with friends using Carbles?
Yes. Create an online game and share a 4-letter code, or use Quick Match. iPhone, iPad, Android, and web-browser players all sit at the same table, and relaxed-pace games wait for each player and send a notification on their turn.
Does Carbles have partners and big games like Wahoo?
Yes. Partner play across the board is fully supported, and games scale from 2 to 12 players — the board reshapes itself from a square to a hexagon, octagon, and beyond.
Is the Carbles app free?
Yes — free on the App Store and Google Play, and free to play in your browser. No ads, no account, no in-app purchases.
Get Carbles for iPhone & iPad · Get it for Android · Play in your browser — free, no ads.