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 JENGA

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Jenga, originally a wooden "block" tower building, parlour game for family entertainment, needing both physical and mental skill. It is now played competitively in pubs and clubs.
The word jenga is derived from kujenga, the Swahili verb "to build".

Location
Home, pub, clubs,

Age
Suitable for five years of age upwards, very popular as a family game, and for mixed age play.

Description
The starting tower consists of fifty-four wooden rectangular blocks, arranged in layers of three, placed at right angles to each other.
Each player in turn, removes one brick from anywhere below the highest complete storey and places it on the top of the tower, at right angles to the blocks immediately below it. A complete three block storey must be completed before starting another. Only one hand may be used at a time.
The last player to stack a block without making the tower tumble over wins

Closely Related Activities
Nim (normal play) 891, Jianshizi 897, Nim (Misere) 887, 21 The Winner 878, 21 The Loser 879, Picking Stones 898.

Cost
Jenga sets can be purchased from as little as £10.

Level of Demand
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