KerPlunk is a children's game first marketed by the Ideal Toy Company in 1967.[1] The game consists of a transparent plastic tube, plastic rods called straws (normally numbering 26 to 30 in total and of various colours – yellow and red predominantly) and several dozen marbles. The base contains four separate numbered trays and the straws are passed through holes in the middle of the tube to form a lattice. The marbles are then placed in the top of the tube and held in place by the lattice.[2] The onomatopoeic name of the game derives from the sound of the marbles tumbling to the base of the tube during play.
KerPlunk is a children's game first marketed by the Ideal Toy Company in 1967.[1] The game consists of a transparent plastic tube, plastic rods called straws (normally numbering 26 to 30 in total and of various colours – yellow and red predominantly) and several dozen marbles. The base contains four separate numbered trays and the straws are passed through holes in the middle of the tube to form a lattice. The marbles are then placed in the top of the tube and held in place by the lattice.[2] The onomatopoeic name of the game derives from the sound of the marbles tumbling to the base of the tube during play.
