In early spring the ground in Clay County, Tennessee is too wet to plow, and too wet to play marbles. in late fall the frosty nights are too cold for the game, and besides, tobacco is in need of stripping. But on warm, dry evenings between those seasons you will find...
The area along the Kentucky-Tennessee border including Clay County, Tennessee, and Monroe County, Kentucky, maintains a remarkable marble-playing tradition focused on a game known locally as “rolley hole,” “three holes,” or simply “marbles.” ...
Rolley hole (or rolly hole as it is described in some sources) is a three-hole variety of marbles unique to certain areas of the Upper Cumberland region. The game combines elements of golf, croquet and billiards. The game is not played throughout the entire region....
