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Monroe County Marble Super Dome

Armory Road

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A unique game of marbles is played in this area, mainly by adult men using handmade flint marbles and rules that have been passed down for generations. Local marble players have won national and international honors with their skills. In fact, players from Monroe County have won the National Championship every year since 1999. The competition draws people from all over the U.S. and even as far away as London, England.

Marble games begin at 4:30pm every day and 9:00am on Sunday mornings. Visitors are always welcome.


Rolley-Hole Marble Tournaments are part of both the Watermelon Festival and the County Fair.

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Each player uses one marble. A team consists of two players. When a player “shoots” he is attempting to hit an opponent’s marble. When a player “rolls”, he is attempting to roll his marble into a hole, or near a hole or an opponent’s marble for strategic reasons. When a player “lays” he stays in the same place by voluntarily giving up his turn. The object of the game is for both players on a team to travel up and down the three hole course three times by rolling their marbles in the holes or within a “span” (or hand’s length) of the hole. They must prevent their opponents from making the holes by shooting them away.


Check out the online article written by Janice Turk for GoNomad Travel
http://www.gonomad.com/features/0806/kentucky-marbles.html
 
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20 Things To Do

  • Sample Monroe County’s famous B-B-Q at several locations.
  • Golf 18 holes at the beautiful Hidden Hills Country Club.
  • Trace your heritage at the Court House, Public Library or more than 200 cemeteries.
  • Ride the free ferry across the Cumberland River.
  • Have a picnic at one of our four parks (Tompkinsville, Gamaliel and Fountain Run City Parks and Old Mulkey State Shrine).

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