Remember, you lose Jenga by making a bad move, not win it by being daring. As you play Jenga, keep some of these tips in mind to give yourself a better chance of winning.īe patient. Jenga is a great game because it’s much harder than it looks. Another version is Giant Jenga, which stands over three feet tall. Another variant is Jenga Truth or Dare, which is designed for adults and incorporates the game Truth or Dare into Jenga play. There is a “Throw-and-Go Jenga” that includes throwing a die as part of the game. There have been many different variations of the game. The game ends when a player’s move causes the tower to fall or a block to fall out of the tower (other than the one the player is moving).

If a block is removed and not used, it must be replaced from where it was taken, unless doing so makes the tower fall.

The next player’s turn begins after 10 seconds or whenever they touch the tower, whichever comes first.

Place the block at the topmost level of the tower.

Using only one hand at all times, take one block each turn from any tower level other than the one below an incomplete top level.

The person who built the tower goes first.

The tower should be built by stacking “all of the blocks in levels of three placed next to each other along their long sides and at a right angle to the previous level,” according to the Jenga site. The game begins when someone builds the tower. Each block is three times longer than its width. The classic Jenga game involves 54 wooden blocks. Her family originally played the game with a set of wooden blocks that were among her five-year-old brother’s toys.

The game was invented by Leslie Jones, a British national who grew up in Ghana in East Africa. Jenga has become a very popular game both at home and at any social gathering place, including pubs, recreation centers, and outdoor venues.

Rules of jenga game