Throw 'N' Go Jenga

I don’t know where I pulled out the terrible pun for the title but I apologise unreservedly for it. Now on with the review.... Jenga, Jenga, Jenga!!! Through an alcohol induced haze the Jenga (throw n go edition, will Americans ever learn to spell??) arrived at the freshly cleared Christmas table. I’d never played before so I had the rules explained, pretty simple, take out the bricks using one hand and don’t knock it over, was I up to the job?? I can’t remember how much I’d had to drink by this point but it was getting close to a bottle of red. Now the twist here is there are three colours of blocks and you get to roll a dice ...  Read the complete review

For a good nights entertainment take this game to the pub. Jenga is a game of skill, which starts with a stack of oblong wooden blocks, each about eight centimetres long by two centimetres square. The blocks are arranged in rows of three with alternate rows facing opposite directions. The objective of the game is to remove a block without the pile falling over. (You cannot take a block from the top row). After you have removed the block you have to place it on top of the stack. After a short time each player develops his or her own tactics and the game can get quite tense. We normally play this game in a pub and the person who topples the stack has to ...  Read the complete review

I'll explain classic Jenga before I go on to do the "Throw 'n' Go" bit. Jenga is a great game of skill and strategy. You start with a tower of blocks, 3 cuboid bricks on the bottom row, then 3 above that (the other way), then another layer, and so on. Each of the players (usually 2, but it can be more) then takes it in turns to remove a brick from the pile, then place it on the top. Eventually, you get a very shaky tower, and you need both steady hands and a good eye to see which block you can remove without making the tower topple. The player who makes the tower fall during their turn loses. It's as simple as that! ...  Read the complete review

Its just stacks and stacks of fun fun FUN! Its a cheap game to buy, and it won't get you bankrupt - unlike Monopoly ! - Object of the Game: To be the last player to stack a block without knocking the tower over. The instructions: 1. Using the loading tray, build up the tower by placing rows of 3 wooden blocks at right angles to each other. 2. Carefully stand the loading tray upright, then remove it altogether so the tower stands up by itself. 3. Start play with the player who built the tower. On your turn, remove one block from anywhere below the highest complete storey and stack it on top of the tower, at right angles to the ...  Read the complete review

I'm probably being terribly controversial here as everyone else seems to love it, but i hate jenga - I can't stand the tension! I really can't see the attraction of putting yourself in a really stressful situation for fun! The huge sets you get in pubs are even worse. I never have liked the 'stress you out' games - buckaroo, frustration, etc etc. They're just as bad, when you have to complete a task in a certain time or the game hurls bits of plastic at you. Not fun - i like nice safe boring games - not ones that make you panic. ...  Read the complete review