Abstract: A vertical marble game includes marbles; an upright marble track having plural elongate, vertical slots therein, at least one diverter associated with each vertical slot, wherein each diverter is shiftable about an axis, and wherein a marble, released at the upper end of a vertical slot is operable to shift one or more of the diverters, thereby diverting the marble from the first mentioned vertical slot to an adjacent vertical slot; and a catchment tray located at the lower end of the marble track having plural, horizontal slots, equal in number to those of the vertical track, wherein each horizontal slot is sized to receive a predetermined number of marbles therein.