In some games with marbles you throw your marble, but most games use shooting. To shoot properly takes some practice but is done like this:
Too hard? Well, you could always flick it instead.
Marbles have been used to play games for thousands of years. The first ones were made of clay, stone or real marble. The Victorians loved to play marbles. Their favourite marbles were made of real marble. They were thought to be the best for shooting, but they were very expensive. Marbles made of glass were cheaper. People with very little money used marbles made of clay.
Here is a picture of some very old clay and glass marbles. These marbles may have been played with by Roman Soldiers or children on an ancient street. Who do you think they belonged to? How did the one in the middle get broken? Why is there a ruler in this picture?