Facts about Kerplunk

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   Kerplunk has been published by multiple toy companies over the decades, including Mattel, which has distributed modern versions of the game.

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   A transparent plastic tube is the central component of Kerplunk, allowing players to see the marbles resting on the interlocked grid of straws.

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   Players who drop the most marbles during a game of Kerplunk are declared the loser, giving the game a risk-management element.

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   Ideal Toy Company originally introduced Kerplunk in 1967, making it one of the classic dexterity games of the late 1960s.

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   The classic children's game Kerplunk challenges players to remove straws from a tube filled with marbles without letting the marbles fall.

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