In subsequent games, the player who knocks over the tower rebuilds it for the next game and is the first to play that game. There’s no real advantage in going first, so don’t sweat it. If multiple people work together to build the tower, you can come up with some other way to determine who goes first (youngest, flip a coin, odd man out, etc).

In the first game, if only one person builds the tower, that’s who starts.

The person who builds the tower goes first. The stories alternate direction by 90 degrees so that each story above and below it are perpendicular in direction to it. Each story is stacked so that it lies flat and is at its thinnest vertically. The Jenga game has 54 blocks, or wooden pieces that are grouped together in threes to form 18 stories. Jumbo Size: This Official Giant Jenga game is awesome, or if you’re looking to save some money, this giant version by Giantville is great too!.Standard Size Jenga: The Official Jenga Game or the Premium (and Beautiful) Unofficial Version.The stacking guide that comes with the game isn’t necessary, but does make it easier to assemble the starting tower that’s made up of 3-block stories, stacked with each level perpendicular to the level above and below it, to form an 18-story tower. EquipmentĪ set of Jenga includes 54 wooden blocks. Adults love it too! Playing timeĪ game of Jenga usually lasts 5-15 minutes and game length is mostly determined by how aggressively players play to make the tower challenging and how focused they are on their turns. Skillsįine motor skills and coordination, taking turns. Jenga is best played with 2 to 6 players so that everyone can fit around the tower and also get frequent enough turns to keep it engaging. The winner of the game is the last player who successfully played a turn before the tower is knocked over. The object of the Jenga game is to remove one piece and place it atop the tower without knocking the structure (or other pieces) over.

Moments of silence and concentration quickly turn to cheers and groans as the tower teeters, recovers, wobbles, and ultimately crashes noisily at the end of each game. A mix of fear and greed drive your selection in either playing it safe and pulling an easy piece to avoid crashing the tower yourself, or pulling a challenging piece to set up the next player to topple the tower. Jenga is a universal game for anyone 3-years old and up, so it’s great for most groups. But watch out! One false move and the wobbly tower comes crashing down! Why Jenga is fun? Jenga is a tabletop game of hand dexterity and anticipation as players take turns removing rectangular wooden blocks from a stack and placing them on top of an ever-growing tower.

Jenga board game rules