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[jim in paris]

hi all

this week end Ludo and I were booked for a "festival de jeux" near Paris

we had the toupies-du-monde in display cases plus Ludo's board games
and did several demos with a captive audience, but no formal stage act with music
good response as usual : individuals from China ,Portugal,Algeria,and the Commores went to talk to us about the spintops in their childhood

we discovered incredible skittles games on display , mostly from the north of france and from england, with HUGE skittles and a series of real heavy duty bowling bowls  made of wood


a short sequence with magnetic tip



 photos to come

jim

[jim in paris]

here some footage of Ludo's board games collection



jim

[jim in paris]

skittles

jim

[ta0]

That is a great collection of spinning top board games that Ludo has!

About the giant pins games: to be skittles they should use a top instead of a ball for knocking them: Figaro perhaps?

(PS: I cannot see the first video as it is set as "Private").

[jim in paris]

vid 1   problem fixed (i hope)


you can notice the superb depth of field in the B&W photo
it was taken in the 1920s

jim

[ta0]

Hey! That was a magic trick! 

I never tried hanging a magnetic top from another spinning top. But the magnetic top does not appear to be spinning, what would make it more interesting: if they are spinning in the same direction they will be precessing in opposite directions. That would probably be difficult to control, but now I want to try it.

Who organized this toy festival?

[Jack]

hi all

this week end Ludo and I were booked for a "festival de jeux" near Paris

we had the toupies-du-monde in display cases plus Ludo's board games
and did several demos with a captive audience, but no formal stage act with music
good response as usual : individuals from China ,Portugal,Algeria,and the Commores went to talk to us about the spintops in their childhood

we discovered incredible skittles games on display , mostly from the north of france and from england, with HUGE skittles and a series of real heavy duty bowling bowls  made of wood


a short sequence with magnetic tip


 photos to come

jim

ahh jim your life is like what happens in dreams  thanks for sharing it with us, merci beaucoup 

[jim in paris]

3 more pics

group shot
skittles
tops display

it's been a fun week end organised by a city near Paris  : Soisy sur Seine
it was the 4 or 5th festival des jeux , it's growing...
i met the person in charge with cultural affairs: they were stunned !
most of the ancient toys belong to an association in Lille where they tend a small museum of ancient toys
we're booked for next year and for 2 more dates this spring

jim