Trompo Venezolano

Wind the string tightly around the top's body starting from the tip.

Throw the top forward with a snapping motion while holding the free end of the string so it spins on landing.

Players compete to see whose top spins the longest without falling over.

In a competitive variant, spinning tops are launched to try to knock a rival's stopped top out of a marked circle.

A top that stays spinning inside the circle the longest, or knocks the others out, wins the round.