The most skillful pointer is the winner! Metras, or marbles, have fun for many girls and boys thanks to the dynamics of the game. These small balls or spheres made of alabaster, clay, ceramic, wood, stone or marble have entertained not only because of their designs and colors, but because the smallest ones are grouped together to spread them on the floor, aim, drop one and try to get as close as possible to the hole or the metras of the opponents. In essence, the one who wins takes the marbles of others, but often it is enough only to win the victory as the one with the best aim, style and class in the game.

The metra is a traditional Venezuelan game that is part of the children's traditions that are passing from generation to generation. It consists of pushing small spheres of clay, stone or glass with your fingers until you hit other players' spheres.

In Venezuela, the glass metras, which can also be called “oil marbles”, are made of glass and have no interior trim; moreover, they are opaque in color. The shades that stand out most are white with nuanced colors, which children have called “martas”. Those known as “cat's eyes” are standard size metras with yellow designs at the center, so they are similar to the eyes of a feline. “There are many modes of playing metra, the most common or preferred by all is the 'hoyito' which consists of putting the metras into all the holes previously marked and according to the distance agreed between all participants. The traditional game that is preserved in the heart of Venezuela and Latin America consists of 16 millimeters in diameter. The biggest ones are known as bolón campana, especially in Chile.

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- https://www.zenger.news/2020/12/18/que-son-las-metras-venezolanas/  

- https://radio.otilca.org/juegos-tradicionales-de-venezuela-las-metras/#:~:text=Las%20metras%20son%20hechas%20de,una%20peque%C3%B1a%20esf%C3%A9rica%20contra%20otra.&text=la%20manera%20de%20llamarlas%20en,el%20juego%20durante%20su%20infancia .
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