Upgrading your game ... Customized Leather Koozies from Curated Men's Gifts

As we're playing the game, a good bunch of us will probably be holding a cold drink in our hands.  When the weather is nice, it doesn't get much better than being at a tailgate or out in the backyard grilling, drinking, and gaming.  Try out these customized leather koozies at Curated Men's Gifts | Leather Koozies to add a little class to your typical neoprene koozie. The leather feels good in your hand, and adds a little style at the same time.

The leather koozies go for about $20.  They are made in America!

Where to buy Giant Jenga Sets (Size 2x4's)

Today I'm starting the search of the best places to buy Giant Jenga sets and beginning to compare prices.  I'd like to find professional sets, even though I know most sets are going to be made by people in their workshops because of the ease of construction, probably with standard 2x4's.  I'd like to research wood types also.  Would certain wood types perform better than others for the purpose of weight and friction coefficients for sliding?

If I can't find the set, maybe I'll look into having my old custom set made.  Any ideas?

Giant Jenga .... way high

Wow .... look how high they got! Even got the hard hats.


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Giant Jenga Rules in Detail

Setup:
1.  Using 54 blocks make a 18 story tower, with 3 blocks per story.  Each story being perpendicular to the stores above and below it.

Rules:
1. Remove one block from any row below the highest completed story and stack the block on top perpendicular to the story below. (Some play only removing blocks below the top three stories)
2. Remove and stack one block per turn (Using only one hand at a time)
3. You are allows to tap blocks to find loose one for removal, but if you move one that you don't intend to remove, you must put it back before removing another.
4. Always complete each story with 3 blocks, before starting a new story.
5. Your turn lasts 10 seconds after you place your block on top of the tower or when the next player touches the tower.

Winning:
1. Keep taking turns untill someone topples the tower.  The last player to stack a block without toppling the tower wins!

Be careful ....
A tower built of 2x4's can't hurt if it lands on you, especially when wearing open toe shoes.

Giant Jenga Rules

So it seems the same rules apply to Giant Jenga as regular Jenga.  Those rules can be found at http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Jenga_2000.PDF

How to build a Giant Jenga set

There are many different types of wood you could buy to make a giant jenga set.  The cheapest though would be just standard 2x4's from your local hardware store, probably come in lengths of 8 feet.

You need 54 pieces to probably stack the blocks.  If each block is a foot long, then you would  need 7 - 2"x4"'s that are 8' long.  The easist way to cut would be to use a miter saw, so you can set the exact length each time.  If using a manual saw, then your edges  might not be even, but it would still work.

After you have all your pieces, it would help to sand them down to make the smooth to slide in and out.  Once sanded remember to wipe them down or else the sawdust will cuase friction and make it harder to slide them out.

Giant Jenga First Timer!

So today was my first day playing the game, Giant Jenga!  After my experience I am hooked.  I'm not excited enought to spend a $100 bucks on a professional set, but I was excited enough to come home and google more information about it.  In doing so I realized there was not a lot of information out there, so I wanted to start this site to add a source of information that I can accumulate about this new excited game, Giant Jenga!

I'll be back soon with more info, on rules and games, and how to build (cheaply)