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Mattern’s Original All-Purpose Teetotum
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Multipurpose Teetotum
A top inscribed with letters used in put-and-take, & other ancient games of chance. Name derived from earlier T totum (from the letter tee that appeared on one side of the toy), from totum, teetotum, from Latin totum, neuter sing. of totus, all. This object is a game piece used to simulate several common games & generate random numbers, letters, cards, dates, percentages & more. There are thousands of uses for this pocket-sized game piece to discover.
Generate results for the following games with Mattern’s Original All-Purpose Teetotum:
- Cards: Suits/Straights (including joker/wild card)
- Letters (Ouija)
- Roulette
- Percentage/Odds: 1-00
- Months: January-December
- Numbers: One – Twelve
- Heads/Tails/Reflip
- Take All/ All Put/ Take Two/ Put One/ Take One/ Put Two
- Astrological Symbols
- Psychic Test Symbols: Waves/ Square/ Circle/ Triangle/ Plus/ Star
- Forward/Backward/Stay
- Draw/Discard/Play
- Truth/Dare/Challenge
- Rock/Scissors/Paper
- Animal/Vegetable/Mineral
- Happy/Sad/Indifferent
- Red/Yellow/Blue
- Sword/Shield/Star
- Numbers: One – Six
- Slot Machine Symbols: Cherries/ Bell/ Fig/ Seven/ Horseshoe/ Bar
- Even/Odd/Null
- Two/One/Zero
- Yes/No/Maybe
- +/-//
- Pointer/Lightning Bolt/Bottle
Game variables occur in geometric sequence three-six-twelve around teetotum sides & angles. Game piece may be spun to choose a player to which the top spinner can be used to decide his/her fate, card, number, roll, cards, etc.
In this manner, players may use the teetotum to play spin the bottle, truth or dare, roulette, rock/paper/scissors, etc. & are encouraged to explore: make up games and rules for playing, means of prognosticating and other interesting outcomes.
Mattern’s Original All-Purpose Teetotum may be used by adventurous players outside the gaming realm: hole in middle of game piece may be used to suspend teetotum from string by which it may be spun mid-air as a pendulum. Plugs may be used to hold small object within game piece. Spinners may be spun together or independently. Top spinner may be placed on a specific area of teetotum & entire game piece spun to find correlation, ie. month & percentage odds, etc. See what chaos you can create on your own.
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Patent Pending | All Rights Reserved | Hand made in Indiana, USA
| Weight | .25 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 5 × 5 × .75 in |
| Spinner Color | Silver, Gold, Copper, Surprise Me |
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