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Contributors to this record: Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature), Flipcommons Catalog.
- description
- Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature)A motorized [[gameplay-feature:bumpers]] that rotates continuously around a vertical axis throughout game play, spinning in a single direction. One common design stretches a rubber ring around three posts arranged in a triangular pattern, creating a whirling obstacle that deflects the ball unpredictably as it passes. Unlike [[gameplay-feature:pop-bumpers]], which fire a solenoid on contact, spinning bumpers rely on constant rotational motion to redirect the ball — the angle of deflection depends on the precise moment the ball strikes the spinning ring. The mechanism adds a kinetic, visual element to the playfield that few other devices match.
- gameplay_feature_alias
- Spinning bumperFlipcommons Catalog
- gameplay_feature_parent
- BumpersFlipcommons Catalog
- name
- Spinning BumpersFlipcommons Catalog
- slug
- spinning-bumpersFlipcommons Catalog