Marble Race

   Marble race is a simple [1]real life [2]game in which marbles (small glass
   balls) are released onto a prepared track to race from start to finish by
   the force of gravity. This game is great because it is [3]suckless, cheap
   (i.e. accessible), [4]fun and has almost no [5]dependencies, not even a
   [6]computer -- such a game will be playable even after the technological
   [7]collapse.

   Even though this is a real life game, a computer version can be made too,
   in different forms: [8]2D, [9]3D, realistic or with added elements that
   would be impossible in real life, such as teleports. And indeed, there
   have been many games and mini-games made based on this form of
   entertainment. From the implementation point of view it is very convenient
   that marbles are of spherical shape as this is one of the simplest shapes
   to handle in physics engines.

   Collecting marbles often comes hand in hand with this hobby, kind of like
   collecting race horses or Pokemon -- yes, collecting is a bit of a
   materialistic hobby, however this is one of the cheapest such hobbies that
   can satisfy the natural human hoarding needs with minimum of actual
   [10]harm, just like video games satisfy the need for violence without
   actually harming anyone etc., so we probably consider it a net-good hobby.
   Consider that getting a new marble, basically a piece of [11]rock, brings
   basically the same amount of happiness and satisfaction as buying a new
   car while shrinking the price for it about a million times -- that's very
   close to what in software we would call [12]suckless.

Links:
1. irl.md
2. game.md
3. suckless.md
4. fun.md
5. dependency.md
6. computer.md
7. collapse.md
8. 2d.md
9. 3d.md
10. harmful.md
11. rock.md
12. suckless.md