Bauernroulette

Bauernroulette, a name that translates from German as poor man's roulette, using Bauer for peasant or farmer, is a game of chance that appears to have originated in Germany, where several manufacturers have sold their own versions of the equipment. Play centers on a wooden disc marked with a ring of shallow hollows and a set of outer chambers reached through a single hole cut into the disc's rim. A whipping top is spun at the center of the disc alongside six small wooden balls; as the top spins it scatters the balls around the surface, and each ball comes to rest either in one of the shallow hollows or, having passed through the connecting hole, in one of the outer chambers, which typically award the highest point values. Skilled players are able to keep the top spinning for more than thirty seconds, extending the round and giving the balls more opportunity to reach the higher-scoring outer chambers before the top loses momentum and the round ends.