Battling Tops

Battling Tops is a children's game invented by Eddy Goldfarb[1] and first manufactured by Ideal in 1968.

The game takes place on a circular concave arena with four spinning top launch positions.

There were six different colored tops to choose from—Hurricane Hank, Twirling Tim, Dizzy Dan, Smarty Smitty, Super Sam, and Tricky Nicky—although only four could battle at one time.

The tops were composed of octagonal discs slipped over a ridged shaft that had a notch to engage the string.

The six player sets had red, yellow, green, light blue, white, and orange.