Marbz attacks!

If you thought marbles were an old-fashioned toy, think again, because the Marbz range from Corinthian Marketing brings these glass spheres bang up to date.

Ben 10 Alien Force is the latest range to launch, featuring 370 marbles – 82 large and 288 small – each emblazoned with characters from the TV show.

Classic marbles gameplay is spiced up with the addition of collector numbers and ‘Power Pointz’ ratings of 1–10, and new this year are 10 extremely rare black ‘chaser’ marbles, with an invincible Power Pointz rating of 11.

The Ben 10 Alien Force Marbz come in bags of five (plus a game card) and are priced at 99p for kids aged five and up. You can find out more, and monitor a collection, at the official Marbz website.