Milton Bradley Jenga Board Game

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Product Features

• Jenga game
• Keep the tower from falling
• Learn strategy in an indoor play atmosphere
• For ages 6 to adult

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 11 inches ; 2.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00000DMBE
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 12 years
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,654 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Show your steady hands and elementary structural knowledge in a battle against gravity when you play Jenga, a game of luck and precision. First, assemble the 54 rectangular, hardwood blocks--smooth and shaped just right for stacking--into a three-piece-wide, 18-story tower. Then take turns removing the three-inch blocks one at time, using caution to keep the structure intact while stacking the removed pieces back on the top of the tower. As the tower rises, its base begins to teeter--one wrong move and it collapses in a heap! Game over.

Jenga allows adults to play architect and children to perfect their stacking skills and hand-eye coordination. There is no limit on the number of participants--it can even be played solo. But beware: Jenga can be addictive. The instructions declare a 36-story structure to be the mark of a real pro. How tall can you go? --Cate Bick

Product Description

Jenga is the strategy game that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Remove and replace blocks without toppling the tower. Learn strategy and refine your skills in an indoor play atmosphere.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for Groups & Families, July 2, 1999

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Not only is this toy extremely durable (how can you really break those small blocks of wood?), it's incredibly flexible as a toy. My brother at twelve (and I at 21) played this game for hours. When I went back to my computer/book/sleep, he'd stay occupied with the game -- playing it alone, stacking and re-stacking the blocks, creating houses and encampments as if the pieces were designed as building blocks.

As an adult, I don't enjoy card games or board games much, but I still appreciate having this game around the house. It's a game you can play with just about anyone, and although it does take some concentration when you're the one pulling out that precarious block, you can still converse and cavort while playing (as long as you've got the game on a stable surface!).

Jenga also helps teach hand-eye coordination, precision, patience, forethought ("what will happen if I pull out this block?"), and just a bit of physics -- some of the blocks are rougher, some are smoother, so friction comes into play.

I highly recommend this game to everyone, regardless of age!

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a game elders can play, too., September 16, 1999

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

I'd never played Jenga until we got it out at the adult daycare center where I work... and then I didn't want to quit. (Neither did the elderly woman I was playing: It turned into a real battle of wits.)

Many of the elders at the center have dementia; most are frail and have lost muscle tone. Jenga is simple in strategy, great for hand-eye coordination, and just plain fun.

Just watching my opponent concentrate -- and whoop at her successes -- made me a die-hard fan. (And she was a lot more skilled at playing than I was...)

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't make the blocks fall, October 27, 2000

By	retrowens (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Jenga has always been one of my favorite games to play since I was a kid. You have to construct a vertical tower using 54 wooden blocks by putting 3 on each row. Then that's when the fun begins. Everybody who's playing has to take turns taking away one of the wooden blocks from anywhere on the structure, and then putting that block that has been removed at the top of the tower. Whoever makes the building fall is the loser.

Jenga can be a lot of fun for anybody of any age. It's one of the funnest games out there and if you're bored it's really great, you'll never get tired of playing Jenga. I recommend anybody to get this game.