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Costa Rican Trompo Tournament

C
PLAYERS
2+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Draw a circle on flat ground to serve as the shared playing arena.

2

Each player winds their string and launches their top so it lands spinning inside the circle.

3

Players may aim their throw to strike and knock an opponent's already-spinning top out of the circle.

4

A top that stops spinning, falls over, or leaves the circle is eliminated from that round.

5

The last top still spinning inside the circle is declared the round's winner.