Joggle
Joggle Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Set Contents
- 1 game board
- 16 black and 16 white marbles
- 1 die
Setup
Each player receives 16 marbles of one colour. At the start of the game these are placed in the recesses along the edge of the game board.
Object of the Game
The goal is to lay six marbles of one colour in a rectangle (or a square). At the same time, you must prevent your opponent from reaching this goal first.
Playing the Game
Players roll the die in turn and alternately place their marbles on a free space on the game board, according to the colour rolled. If a player rolls a "Joggle" (that is, the die side showing all four colours is face up), they may choose any free space for their marble.
The game continues in this way until one player can lay a rectangle of six marbles and thereby wins the game, or until all marbles lie on the game board.
All Marbles Placed ... and Now?
If all marbles lie on the game board but no player has yet been able to complete a rectangle, the game continues. Players keep rolling the die in turn, and each time they choose one of their marbles on the game board and move it to a new free space of the corresponding colour.
If all marbles lie on the game board and a player rolls a "Joggle", they may either place one of their marbles on any free space, or they may exchange a marble of their opponent on the game board for one of their own marbles.
Attention! A player may not exchange a marble in order to complete a rectangle.
Joggle 4 x 4 – For Advanced Players
Joggle 4x4 is played in the same way as 6-marble Joggle, with the difference that instead of a rectangle, players must lay four squares of four marbles each.
Alternative variant for younger players: instead of four squares, two or three squares are enough to win.
Attention! In Joggle 4x4 too, a square may not be completed by exchanging marbles. In addition, when exchanging, no marble may be taken from a completed square.
Other Combinations
The players may also agree on other combinations. Possible combinations that may be laid are, for example, a rectangle and a square, a rectangle and two squares, two rectangles, or two rectangles and a square.
But! The known restrictions also apply here: squares and rectangles cannot be completed by exchanging marbles. When exchanging, marbles may not be taken from a completed square or rectangle.
Four Players
Joggle can also be played with four players. In this case, two players form a team. The teams sit on opposite sides of the game board and roll alternately.
Each player begins with 8 marbles. The players of a team alternate when laying marbles. Before the game begins, the players must decide whether the players of a team may confer before their turns or not.
Joggle Extreme – For Masters
6-marble Joggle, Joggle 4x4 and all other combinations can also be played with an additional rule: the squares and rectangles may only be completed after all marbles already lie on the game board. This variant requires more tactics and is therefore particularly appealing to older and more experienced players.