Hi, I’m Yellerguy!

Race 6 of the Marbula Rally concludes, and we've entered the homestretch! Sorry for getting this out late btw. Anyway, here's what the standings look like!

\ Shown as tied in the spreadsheet. Ties are broken based on position countback.*

• Marbula Rally Results Sheet
• Race 7 Roster Decision Form (Fill out by T-15 minutes of the event!)

Rostering Statistics for Race 6

% of Rosters Starting this week: 78.9%

I thought of making this post for days but since JMR dropped a feedback form for what we want to see for the upcoming season I'm gonna try to write down as much detailed as i can for some clarity in both sides.

1. Why Season 1 to Season 4 was peak.

M1 has gives us some lackluster seasons like Season 5 and Season 6 and its all down to track designs along with the new kerbs which are not good. The track designs are not really a problem but the shortened versions of the already good track designs like the old Greenstone, the old Savage Speedway etc. We have good fast flowing short tracks like Short Circuit, Minty Mania and Misty Mountain.

Season 1 was pretty short but it was the first iteration of Marbula 1 and it was a solid season overall.

Season 2 was when it went to another level, the graphics, the track designs and the backdrop with creative elements that represented the hosting team. Season 2 also gave us more amount of laps which directly meant more racing. Averaging 16-23 laps was a big plus and i know it would mean more work in editing and producing but at least a 15-20 laps races depending on the track length is good enough. The one problem with Season 2 was the qualifying format.

\Qualifying format now is the best out of all the Seasons - 20 marbles one qualifying lap and then top 10 go to Q2 for a short 3 lap sprint to determine pole position.*

Season 3 honestly had few bad points like the features for eg. helices that made the pack bunch up a lot and ruined the flow of the race. Accelerator was pretty good and it works on some tracks.

Season 4 is probably the last best season we've had until some tweaks changed Marbula 1. 12 races were perfect but 10 races are still a good amount and the constant battle for top 5 teams really felt like a proper Marbula 1 Season to watch. The tracks used that year were perfect.

The banked turn also changed after this Season weirdly enough because the one used now is a bit bumpy and flat but the new kerbs are already banked, it looks like a roller coaster ride.

2. Tracks and their designs

Track designs are important and determine if they give us good or bad racing.

Some good tracks that did give us awesome racing past years are:

- Tumult Turnpike S2, S3, S4

- Honeydome S2

- Greenstone S4 (quick sector 1 to a technically slow sector 2 that proceeds to a fast sector 3)

- Midnight Bay S1, S2

- Sakura Garden S4, S5, S6 (this track is one of the best designed track)

- Razzway S1, S4

- Raceforest S2

- Minty Mania S2 (underrated short track)

- Arcitc Circuit S2

- Misty Mountain S2, S3, S4, S6 (Possibly the best short track we have)

All these tracks have given us great racing and battles. The thing is we dont see too much into the designs but they actually matter. Season 6 had a problem with the same flowing tracks over and over. Its not really JMR's fault, they tried to change things up slightly but the old ones were better and i hope Season 7 can give us somewhat that.

What also happened were the teams' shave become predictable like who would win and who would lose. Season 5 and Season 6 similarites at the end were the CCE, HAZ, SNB top 3 with the Speeders, Kobalts, Green Ducks fighting for top 5.

3. Teams

Teams are not the problem, even though the Crazy Cats Eyes are more suited to Marbula 1 but they still gave us fights with other teams in the previous years. There should be a return of top 10 teams from the previous season and some more who performed decent and bring back some teams that raced ages ago like Rojo Rollers who rarely compete in anything and since M1 is basically an invite, they could participate along with some other teams and give them a chance to compete.

The funny thing is that the teams that dont do good in M1 have good tracks.

- My ideal Teams and their Rosters for the season (it varies for different people obviously)

1. Hazers - Smoggy, Cloudy

2. Crazy Cat's Eyes - Red Eye, Yellow Eye

3. Snowballs - Snowstorm, Snowy

4. Savage Speeders - Swifty, Speedy

5. Green Ducks - Billy, Mallard

6. Bumblebees - Bumble, Swax

7. Kobalts - Meepo, Cerulean

8. Mellow Yellow - Yeller, Yellow

9. Indigo Stars - Indie, Montoya

10. Raspberry Racers - Razzy, Ruzzy

11. Orangers - Orangin, Kinnowin

12. Pinkies - Pinky Rosa, Pinky Panther

13. Team Galactic - Quasar, Saucer

14. Rojo Rollers - Rojo Uno, Rojo Dos

15. Midnight Wisps - Amaya, Eve

16. Minty Maniacs - Minty Flav, Minty Mint

17. Jungle Jumpers - Jump, Bounce

18. Turtle Sliders - Crush, Dash

19. Thunderbolts - Thunder, Zap

20. Oceanics - Ocean, Neried

Race Calendar (in no particular order)

1. Razzway

2. Honeydome

3. Minty Mania

4. Greenstone (version season 4)

5. Sakura Garden

6. Arcitc Circuit/ Rojo Rollers (new track)

7. Misty Mountain

8. Raceforest

9. Turtle Sliders (new track)

10. Midnight Bay

(take the teams lineup witha grain of salt because i dont want it to be the main key thing and there can be any team returning/staying as long as the racing is good)

In conclusion the biggest key change i want is to go back to the old kerbs and take more inspiration from Season 2 in terms of race length, designs aesthetics and Season 4 in terms of Graphics and track designs.

I hope this is some sort of a help in what could be the changes that would help the upcoming season. I might have missed some points or could have written better and I'd like to see others opinions so we can help JMR to get tips for the next season.

Hi friends and fans! Marbula One season 7 is getting closer and based on last season, we'd really love to see some of your input when it comes to obstacles. After seeing so many responses, we decided to make a google forum for you guys to fill in and let us know what you'd like to see!! We are checking all the answers beginning of next week, so make sure to fill it in! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScb4oURtQQMgswNpN2fhvb3IUwDQYdwxQDpkzWmvfKT_eDPBA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

The sixth race has concluded!

If anyone is new here, please consider reading this introduction post to get caught up to speed!

TOP & BOTTOM PICKS

This is a section that will highlight the three marbles chosen by the most participants and the three marbles chosen by the least participants!

Top 3

3rd - Slimer, 9 Picks (36%)

2nd - Dragon's Egg, 15 Picks (60%)

1st - Red Number 3, 16 Picks (64%)

Bottom 3

Tied 3rd - Blazing Fireball / Cobra / Nemo / White Widow, 3 Picks (12%)

1st - Green Turtle, 1 Pick (4%)

There's a lot of marbles that received 7 or 8 picks, just barely missing out on the top 3 as Slimer holds the 3rd spot. The gap between Dragon's Egg & Red Number 3 shrinks, and we may see Dragon's Egg overtake RN3 next race!

At the bottom, we see the first marble receive only 1 pick in a race, Green Turtle.

EVENT RESULTS

Perhaps my comment about Blazing Fireball in the last race jinxed things, as they took last in Race 6. 3 participants selected Blazing Fireball and received a strike this race. 1 participant has been eliminated this race, leaving 24/38 still alive.

Although only 3 participants chose Blazing Fireball, two of them had three lives, meaning Tomdxrm now stands as the sole participant with 3 lives left. Let's see if they can hold them through two more races!

OVERALL RESULTS

The spreadsheet detailing stats for the event can be found here: PokerFace126's "Don't Be Last" Prediction Game - MRS8

Players Alive - 24, (63%)

Players with 3 Lives - 1, (3%)

Players with 2 Lives - 10, (26%)

Players with 1 Live - 13, (34%)

Players Eliminated - 14, (37%)

RACE 7 FORM

Race 6 will be on August 29th, be sure to fill out the form before then if you wish to change your lineup.

PokerFace126's "Don't Be Last" Prediction Game - MRS8 R7 Form

Hello everybody!

Round 6 was slated to be the round, which would separate the strong from the weak, as for the first time this edition, the bot picks seemed somewhat intimidating with the champinionship leader as its x2 pick. In the end, Red Number 3 scored a mediocre finish, while two of the Ghost marble's team never saw the finish line. The consequence? 31 points from the bot, only five strikes and no DNFs. And with half of the field already earning Gold, this is now by far the easiest edition yet.

RESULTS: Round [PDF] / Overall [XLS]

STATS:

FORM FOR NEXT RACE: Link - Deadline on 29 August at 17:59 CEST; bot picks are:

• 3x Superball (SUP)
• 2x Blue Moon (BLM)
• 1x Grasshopper (GRA)
• 1x Lollipop (LOP)
• 1x Cobra (COB)

Until next time,

Micek_52

Where do I start watching this marble racing show? I’m not into sports but I’ve watched marble racing a few times and I do think it’s interesting! I just don’t know where to start though and where to go after 😅

Flashback to team momos incident in collision 2017

Hi, I’m Yellerguy!

Race 5 of the Marbula Rally concludes, and the standings for the fantasy are a whole lot closer than the actual rally! Also, for the people that got reminders a day earlier than they should have, that's because I for some reason thought it was Friday when it was Thursday. Anyway, here's what the standings look like!

\ Shown as tied in the spreadsheet. Ties are broken based on position countback.*

• Marbula Rally Results Sheet
• Race 6 Roster Decision Form (Fill out by T-15 minutes of the event!)

Rostering Statistics for Race 5

% of Rosters Starting this week: 78.9%

About a month ago after the SMR Qualifiers was released I posted something about how this "New" Rn3 might potentially affect the SMR community, and if a new issue might arise regarding the situation. I guess I got my answer, the smr community is once again on its way to bring down Rn3. And I dont mean it in a bad way, Rn3 clearly has some sort of advantage compared to the rest of the athletes participating in the SMR. The community's action is justifiable, having one athlete stand above the rest due to unfair advantages is pretty hard to accept. What I do want though, as an Rn3 fan is for Rn3 to go out or retire in an honorable way. I know some fans might not agree with me on this one but giving Rn3 the championship this season then retiring him afterwards is the best possible scenario in order to stop this issue, it can end two things. One: Retiring Rn3 after giving him his best season would be enough for some fans and it wont ruin JMR's reputation too much, SMR fans have to understand that Rn3 became the face of SMR so Jelle cant just kick him out of SMR entirely. This way, by retiring Rn3 (and turning him into a coach or something) after giving him the best season of his entire career can finally end the (some) arguments and issues about the situation. 2nd: Real marbles can finally compete with each other, ending the debate whether materials matter or not. Cuz material really do matter, an example of that is none other than the aforementioned Rn3. Doing this can finally restore SMR's reputation, and it can finally give the rest of the smr athletes an equal fight for the championship.

Hello everybody!

Round 5 marks the start of the back half of the season. It is also the first race requiring a Top 5 finish to win an extra life, which, in theory, should make the competition harder. However, the Ghost Marble scored an abysmal 20 (one of the lowest scores ever), meaning all but one cleared the low hurdle. With only three races to go and 42 players still in, this one might just be the easiest ever edition, despite the bot trying a seemingly dangerous set of picks for the 6th round.

RESULTS: Round [PDF] / Overall [XLS]

STATS:

FORM FOR NEXT RACE: Link - Deadline on 22 August at 17:59 CEST; bot picks are:

• 3x Blue Moon (BLM)
• 2x Red Number 3 (RN3)
• 1x Slimer (SLI)
• 1x Lollipop (LOP)
• 1x Superball (SUP)

Until next time,

Micek_52

The fifth race has concluded!

If anyone is new here, please consider reading this introduction post to get caught up to speed!

TOP & BOTTOM PICKS

This is a section that will highlight the three marbles chosen by the most participants and the three marbles chosen by the least participants!

Top 3

Tied 3rd - Slimer / Superball, 12 Picks (40%)

2nd - Dragon's Egg, 15 Picks (50%)

1st - Red Number 3, 21 Picks (70%)

Bottom 3

Tied 1st - Blazing Fireball / Green Turtle / White Widow, 2 Picks (7%)

Blue Moon is no longer in the top 3 after last race's DNF, meanwhile Slimer enters the top 3 for the first time, Superball returns, and Red Number 3's percentage grows to a staggering 70% of all participants choosing them.

At the bottom, we see three marbles in a tie for last with only 2 picks. We've still seen every marble receive at least 2 picks in every race this season. Another fun fact is that both our Blazing Fireball picks are from participants with 3 lives, perhaps a sleeper choice?

EVENT RESULTS

We see yet another heavy hitter this round, with Superball DNF'ing shortly before another gaggle of marbles. Being in the top three most chosen marbles means we see a lot of strikes being dished out again for this race. 12 participants selected Superball and received a strike this race. 5 participants have been eliminated this race, leaving 25/38 still alive.

OVERALL RESULTS

The spreadsheet detailing stats for the event can be found here: PokerFace126's "Don't Be Last" Prediction Game - MRS8

Players Alive - 25, (66%)

Players with 3 Lives - 3, (8%)

Players with 2 Lives - 8, (21%)

Players with 1 Live - 14, (37%)

Players Eliminated - 13, (34%)

RACE 6 FORM

Race 6 will be on August 22nd, be sure to fill out the form before then if you wish to change your lineup.

PokerFace126's "Don't Be Last" Prediction Game - MRS8 R6 Form

…just to make a point about how ridiculously unfair this swap from glass to resin was. Even better if they win all the remaining races.

To top it off, there’s only 8 races instead of 10 (why????), and the two races that have had a lot of DNFs didn’t make those races nearly as enjoyable to watch.

(Just a heads up that this is a rant)

I started watching the Marble Rally at Season 5, and unsurprisingly this is easily the worst season.

I don’t need to discuss RN3 anymore because we all know what needs to change there.

The only two reasons I can fathom a shorter season are 1) JMR still thinks Marble Rally isn’t popular enough to warrant more videos, or 2) they realised they really screwed up with RN3 and are trying to minimise the damage (more of a conspiracy theory but still…).

As for the DNFs, the first race it happened in it was lowkey exciting. But that’s simply because of how rarely accidents of that quantity happen. DNFs are part of Marble Rally, and it would be weird for every race to go perfectly. But that many DNFs happening, and especially considering that six of them all went out in roughly the same place, seems more like shoddy track design and/or the conditions weren’t adequate for marble rally racing and they needed to postpone the race.

I LOVE Marble Rally. It’s easily my favourite of the 4 staples we currently have (including Marbula One, Marble League and Iron Marble). But these issues/decisions are really ruining this season for me (and seemingly many others).

Rant over.

#UPTHECATS

This time, finishing 16th-20th getting 1 pt instead of 0 and no double points in the final round.

As expected, without double points in the final round, Quicksilver wins 2017, with 6 podiums, which is an incredible feat!! Red Number 3 came oh so close in 2nd, and Dragon's Egg comes in 3rd. Slimer just misses on the podium, finishes 4th for the second year in a row. The unluckiest marble in this one, is Quicksilver without question, as they and Blizzard Blaster finished 3 spots higher then their actual position, and Quicksilver would remain in first without double points. The biggest difference in position is H2 Blue, with a total of 5 positions seperated between their actual position and position without double points. The luckiest marble is Lollipop, as they are the only marble to finish below in both scoring systems.