Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Light strategy
Luck-sensitive
How it plays
How does it play?
Launch thirty marbles into a spiral speedway, back the racers you think will finish first, and collect trophy sets across chaotic heats.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Whirly Derby is a real-time marble-racing party game built around a spiral speedway. Players choose racers to support, load the launcher, and send a crowd of colored marbles into motion. The outcome is gloriously physical, but limited race tokens and trophy-set goals give each prediction a reason beyond simply choosing a favorite color. Reload and Thunderball effects keep the pack unstable from one heat to the next. With quick setup and short races, it works as an energetic family game for two to six players.
