ChatMarbles
ChatMarbles
A 3D marble race your chat actually drives. Viewers type !join to get a marble, then steer it at every fork by typing L or R. A cup runs up to nine heats on different tracks, F1-style points decide the winner, and every heat is written into an all-time hall of fame.
Free · viewers need nothing · works on any Twitch stream
How a round works
- 1
Chat joins the grid
Viewers type !join or !play to get a marble. Up to 250 marbles per race, and latecomers simply start in the next heat.
- 2
Everyone picks a marble and a skin
!marble chooses one of five physics types — Classic, Sprinter, Cruiser, Bouncer or Glider — and !skin picks the look. Subscribers get four extra skins that shine and wear a crown.
- 3
Eight-second countdown, then the gate drops
The hopper fills, the marbles settle, and the gate opens. The race runs as real 3D physics in the streamer's browser.
- 4
Chat steers at the forks
Typing L or R sets your lane, and the pick sticks until you change it — so stream delay never costs you a corner. !reset puts a stuck marble back on the track.
- 5
Points, then the cup
Each heat pays 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten and 1 point for every other finisher. After the last heat the standings decide the cup winner.
What viewers type in chat
!join / !play | Get a marble. Works mid-cup — you start in the next heat. |
L / R | Pick your lane at the next fork. Also left, right, links, rechts. Sticky until you change it. |
!marble <name> | Pick your marble type: classic, sprinter, cruiser, bouncer or glider. |
!skin <name> | Change your look. 10 free skins, 4 more for subscribers of the channel. |
!reset / !respawn | Put a stuck marble back on the track, for a time penalty. 15-second cooldown. A marble that fell off stays out until the next map. |
1 / 2 / 3 | Fell off? You are in the Fallen Crew: vote which numbered obstacle ahead of the field goes wild. |
!me | Highlight your own marble so you can find it in the pack. |
!rate 1-10 | Rate the track you just finished. One vote per viewer, changeable. |
!stats / !record | Your all-time card, or the current track's record holder and time. |
!team red | When teams are on: pick red, blue, yellow or green (1 to 4 work too). |
!leave | Sit out the rest of the cup. |
Streamer settings
Heats and field size
One heat per track, 1 to 9 tracks per cup (5 random built-in tracks if you pick none), and 1 to 250 marbles (default 150). Mods add tracks with !track and set the field with !maxplayers.
Your own tracks
Ten built-in tracks, plus anything from the community library or the in-browser track builder. Mods load one with !track <id>, up to nine per cup.
Play along
!playalong on gives the streamer their own marble in the field, so you race your chat instead of only watching it.
Records that stick
Track records, win streaks, cups and podiums are kept forever and announced in chat the moment a record falls.
Teams
Mods switch on 2 or 4 teams with !teams before the cup. Viewers pick one with !team or land on the smallest. A team scores with its best marbles only, as many as the smallest team has, so crowding one team gains nothing.
Medals
The top three of every heat win gold, silver and bronze. Medals stay on the name tag for the rest of the cup, and the cup ends with a medal table.
Questions streamers ask
How many people can race at once?
Up to 250 marbles in one race. The default field is 150, and a mod can change it from chat with !maxplayers.
Do viewers need an account?
No. Everything happens in Twitch chat — viewers never sign up, install or log in anywhere. Only the streamer logs in with Twitch.
Does stream delay ruin the steering?
No. A lane pick is sticky: typing L or R sets your lane for the next fork you reach and stays until you change it, so a few seconds of delay cost you nothing.
Can I build my own track?
Yes. The track builder runs in the browser at /trackbuilder, and published tracks land in the community library at /tracks where any streamer can load them.
What decides the winner?
Cup points across all heats: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 for the top ten of each heat, one point for everyone else who finishes. Ties break on the best single-heat finish.
Is it free?
Yes, the whole site is free. Subscriber skins are cosmetic and use the viewer's existing Twitch sub in your channel.
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