Free, and yours already. One of these is what you race unless a ball is on over the top of it.
Bought once and kept. Whichever one is on races in place of the colour.
Cherry
A plain red ball. It rolls.
Cobalt
Blue, and honest about it.
Lime
Loud green. Easy to spot in a pack.
Sunburst
Orange bleeding into yellow, like a struck match.
Grape Soda
Purple over pink. Fizzes on the way down.
Beach Ball
Six panels of summer, and mostly air.
Apple
Crisp, red, and not for eating.
Cat's Eye
The classic: a folded ribbon of colour in clear glass.
Peppermint
Barber's pole stripes. Tastes of nothing.
Watermelon
A picnic, rolled into a sphere. Rind only.
Baseball
Horsehide and red stitching, shrunk to fit.
Tennis
Optic yellow felt, one white seam.
Basketball
Pebbled orange with the lines inked on.
Eight Ball
Sinks last, by tradition. No promises here.
Soccer Ball
Thirty-two panels, none of them optional.
Granite
Quarried, polished, and heavier than it looks.
Confetti
Somebody's party, sealed in glass.
Poké Ball
Contains nothing. The catch is not guaranteed.
Hamster Ball
Ventilated, for a passenger who is not aboard.
Rose Gold
Brushed metal with a blush in it.
Oil Slick
A puddle in a car park, and weirdly beautiful.
Globe
The whole world, at about one to five hundred million.
Eyeball
It watches the corner it is taking.
Opal
Milk-white, with colour hiding inside it.
Emerald Fire
Something is burning at the middle of it.
Disco Ball
Mirrored tiles. Brings its own opinions about lighting.
Nebula
A galaxy that fits in your hand. Stars included.
Supernova
The last and brightest thing on the shelf.
Soap Bubble
Rainbow-thin, and against all odds still round.