The Object of YardStax:
Remove one block at a time from the tower, and stack it on top. last person to stack a block without making the tower fall wins the game.
Setting Up A Game:
- 1. One player builds the tower.
- 2. Place three blocks in each layer, at right angles to the previous layer. When you finish you'll have a solid, 18-story tower which can more than double during a game.
Game Play:
- The player who built the tower goes first. Play then continues to the left.
- On your turn, carefully remove one block from anywhere BELOW the highest completed story Then stack it on top of the tower, at right angles to the blocks just below it.
- To remove a block, use one hand at a time. You can switch hands whenever you wish.
- You can touch other blocks to find a loose one but if you move a block out of place, you must fix it (using one hand only) before touching another block.
- While stacking, always complete one 3 block story before starting a higher one.
- Your turn ends 10 seconds after you stack your block or as soon as the player to your left touches a block.
- Keep removing and stacking blocks until the tower falls.
- The last player to take a turn without making the tower fall wins the game.
- The player who made the tower fall gets to set up the tower for the next game.