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A game of skill Players take turns to put blocks on a tower until it becomes so tall and unstable that it collapses. The last player to put a block on the tower without causing it to tumble down is the winner.

Each level of the tower consists of three blocks, these must be at 90 degrees to the blocks below. Using only one hand at a time, players take it in turns to put one block in place each turn.

In the first three turns therefore, three blocks are placed side by side in a row. The next three blocks are placed side by side across them and so on until the tower is built to it's full height and no blocks are left to play. Blocks with holes are put in place in the normal way but with the addition of a marble in the hole, you will end up with a complete tower with five marbles hidden inside.

This is where the fun really starts. In their turn each player must now try to take a block anywhere lower in the tower and place this block on the top of the tower . Continue this building in full rows of three at the top. You may not start another level until there are three blocks on the one below.

If a player slides out a block which contains a marble, that player can miss a turn whenever they choose. The block is placed on the top of the tower in the normal way.

Play continues until the tower collapses.