Magnetic spinning top game

A spinning top game, comprising:

• (a) a housing having a top spinner-supporting base which slopes inwardly to a depressed center, the slope of the inner portion of the base relative to horizontal being about 5.degree. and the slope of the outer peripheral portion of the base relative to horizontal being about 3.degree.,
• (b) a magnet spinner arranged to be rotated upon the base,
• (c) means in the housing for producing an intermittent magnetic field in the central area of the base for accelerating rotary movement of the spinner and for causing the spinner to move outward toward the periphery of the base, and
• (d) at least one hazard on the outer peripheral portion of the base for receiving a spinner and preventing it from returning toward the center of the base.

A spinning top game, comprising:

• (a) a housing having a top spinner-supporting base which slopes inwardly to a depressed center, the slope of the inner portion of the base relative to horizontal being about 5.degree. and the slope of the outer peripheral portion of the base relative to horizontal being about 3.degree.,
• (b) a magnet spinner arranged to be rotated upon the base,
• (c) means in the housing for producing an intermittent magnetic field in the central area of the base for accelerating rotary movement of the spinner and for causing the spinner to move outward toward the periphery of the base, the means for producing the intermittent magnetic field comprising an inductance coil having a magnetic metal core underlying and substantially aligned with the depressed center of the base, the coil having an electric circuit, a source of electric potential in the electric circuit of the coil, and means in the electric circuit of the coil operable by coil current induced by movement of the magnet spinner on the base for releasably connecting the source of electric potential across the coil momentarily to impose a magnetic field on the magnet spinner to accelerate the movement thereof, and
• (d) a plurality of hazards on the outer peripheral portion of the base, one comprising an upwardly extending peripheral rim on the base for preventing movement of a spinner outward off of the base, the peripheral rim being interrupted at at least one location to provide an opening through which a spinner may move outwardly off of the base, and another of said hazards comprising a pocket on the outer peripheral portion of the base for receiving a spinner and preventing it from returning toward the center of the base.