See the Teetotum in Action
Literally plays any game you can think of and can be used to augment existing games.
Instant topic of conversation. Easily the most entertaining part of being around others.
Portable enough that it will fit in a pocket. Take it anywhere any time for instant fun.
Handmade by good people in Lafayette, Indiana … where entertainment = wood projects.
All-game
Augery Toy
Chaos Engine
Fortune Teller
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.
Universal Predictor
Randomness Generator
Consequence Machine
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.
All Purpose Spinner
Amusement Widget
Special Prognosticator
Multipurpose Teetotum
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.
HARNESS THE CHAOS
Cards
Suits/Straights (including joker/wild card)
Letters
Ouija
Roulette
Just like Vegas, baby! Vegas.
Percentage/Odds
1-100
Months
January-December
Numbers
One – Twelve
Heads/Tails/Reflip
Because who carries a coin anymore?
Original Teetotum
Take All/ All Put/ Take Two/ Put One/ Take One/ Put Two
BUT WAIT…THERE’S MORE!
Astrological Symbols
You know the ones
Psychic Test Symbols
Waves/ Square/ Circle/ Triangle/ Plus/ Star
Forward/Backward/Stay
Boardgames are crucial
Draw/Discard/Play
Cards and such
Truth/Dare/Challenge
Don’t fear the dare
Rock/Scissors/Paper
Ever make hand jive with a piece of wood?
Animal/Vegetable/Mineral
Questions to follow
Happy/Sad/Indifferent
Mood altering spins
WHAT PART OF ALL-PURPOSE DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?
Red/Yellow/Blue
Colors are primary
Sword/Shield/Star
RPGS are a big part of this
Numbers
One – Six like a regular die
Slot Machine Symbols
Cherries/ Bell/ Fig/ Seven/ Horseshoe/ Bar
Even/Odd/Null
Choose your set
Two/One/Zero
Kind of like even/odd
Yes/No/Maybe
Magic 8-Ball simplified
+/-//
Addition, subtraction, etc.
Pointer/Lightning Bolt/Bottle
Spin the bottle? Next shot? Lightning round?