How to Play the Wahoo Marble Game

Wahoo is an older board game, originally played in the Southwest part of the United States. Players roll dice and try to get all of their marbles onto their home spaces. In the 1960s, it was made commercially and renamed Aggravation. Many older Wahoo boards can be found on online auction sites and at yard and estate sales.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Wahoo board
• Marbles
• Dice

1. Each player begins with four marbles of the same color. Players place their marbles in their home space, sometimes known as the Tribal Grounds. Players roll a die to see who goes first, then roll either a six or a one to begin the game.

2. When a player rolls a six or a one, she moves one marble into the starting position. She then rolls again to see how many spaces she can move. Each subsequent time that she rolls a six or a one, she has the option of either moving her marble the corresponding number or moving another marble into the starting position. Every time a player rolls a six or one, she gets another turn.

3. Players can't pass their own marbles, nor can they land on them. Players can jump over other players' marbles. If a marble lands on an opponent's marble, the opponent's marble goes back to the beginning, at his own Tribal Grounds. If a player rolls a number that can't be played, he loses that turn. Play continues until one player moves all of his marbles into his own home space, winning the game.