Marble racing track

Abstract

A marble racing game including marbles, a racetrack having vertical loading slots, a release mechanism, vertical lanes, a plurality of diverters, and one or more dowels located at the bottom portion of the racetrack which serve to efficiently order each marble in the position in which they reach the bottom of the racetrack.

1 . A marble racing game comprising
 marbles;   a track having fixed vertical and horizontal wall portions, a marble release mechanism, vertical loading slots, a plurality of diverters along the planar surface thereof;   and at least one stationary dowel.   
     
     
         2 . The marble racing game of  claim 1  wherein the marble release mechanism on the track simultaneously releases multiple marbles from individual vertical loading slots. 
     
     
         3 . The marble racing game of  claim 1  wherein the diverters are positioned on the track to alter the path of the marbles as they travel along the vertical length of the track. 
     
     
         4 . The marble racing game of  claim 1  wherein there are at least two stationary dowels located at the bottom portion of the track. 
     
     
         5 . The marble racing game of  claim 4  wherein one of the stationary dowels located at the bottom portion of the track is a penultimate dowel. 
     
     
         6 . The marble racing game of  claim 4  wherein one of the stationary dowels located at the bottom portion of the track positioned above the horizontal wall is a final dowel that serves as the final resting place for the marbles in the order in which each marble reaches the bottom of the track.