Ibhola Yomlingo 8 yenye yezona zinto zokudlala zaziwayo emhlabeni, kodwa imvelaphi yayo inzulu kakhulu kunokuba unokucinga,ibandakanya umama owayeyimbongi kunye nesixhobo sokubhala semimoya.
Ibali liqala ngo-Albert C. Carter, onina wayeyimbongi e-Cincinnati. Ephefumlelwe sisixhobo "sokubhala semimoya" awayesisebenzisa, wadala esakhe isixhobo sokuqikelela. Ukuyila kwakhe kokuqala kwakuyityhubhu ezele lulwelo olumnyama, equlethe amadayisi amabini aneempendulo kubuso bawo. Le nguqulelo yokuqala yayibizwa ngokuba yi-"Syco-Seer".
Emva kokusweleka kuka-Carter, usomashishini ogama lingu-Abe Bookman wase-Alabe Crafts waba nomdla kwesi sixhobo. Wenza uphuculo oluninzi, ngakumbi ukuyila kwakhona ityhubhu ukuba ibe yibhola yebhiliyadi emnyama esiyaziyo namhlanje. Ngo-1950, into yokudlala yathiywa ngokutsha ngokuthi "Magic 8 Ball".
I-Magic 8 Ball ibonakele kwiimuvi ezingenakubalwa kunye neenkqubo zikamabonakude, ibethelela indawo yayo kwinkumbulo yethu. Ihlala iyinto yokudlala efunwayo ngenxa yokulula kwayo kunye nolonwabo oluyimfihlakalo elunikezayo.