The original roleplaying game that used Jenga blocks as a mechanic is the infamous 2006 Dread. Your character dies if you knock the tower over and to take action; you must take a brick. Rest in Pieces, now on Kickstarter, has an altogether different vibe more like The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The […]
Space Invaders Jenga!
How’s this for an awesome twist on the classic? Space Invaders Jenga from Think Geek. The black and colours make the Jenga tower look all sorts of cool and I especially like the little alien blocks. There’s a second way this Jenga and that’s why trying to move their Invader piece to the bottom of […]
What happens when you replace RPG dice with a Jenga tower?
Dread is a game where people die. Why not add to the atmosphere by using a Jenga tower as a replacement to dice? This is a new video but not an new idea. Dread, published by The Impossible Dream, is designed to use Jenga rather than dice and won the 2006 ENnie for Innovation and […]
Jenga master
It’s not often this blog posts videos of actual gameplay – especially when we’re talking about a classic game like Jenga rather than a wargame or something similar. This video shows a bunch of friends playing Jenga as one of them attempts an impossible move. Question: was that move legal?
Donkey Kong + Jenga = Donkey Kong Jenga
I don’t think Vat19 always hit the nail on the head but they’ve certainly done it with Donkey Kong Jenga. Such a simple idea and so ace. You know Jenga – try and remove blocks from a tower, without being the one who sends the whole thing crashing down. You know Donkey Kong – avoid […]
