So basically the start and middle of the game are the same, just the very end might be a bit shorter due to having a timer.and it makes the whole game more fun (since you never have to wait more then a minute between turns). That has included Jenga from the first time we ever played it.and it surprisingly doesn't really make a huge difference in how the game is played (or at least it doesn't appear like it ever would have due us almost never losing due to runing out of time).įor the most part, you are looking for a loose piece that is easy to pull out, the biggest difference would not be till the very end where there are no loose pieces left.and the games usually end around then anyway. It's standard for us across all gaming platforms that involve taking turns pretty much.

We use a timer for EVERY game we ever play cause otherwise a few family members will take forever which ruins pretty much every game. Where before players merely had to focus on the game as their turn came up, slowly obliterating tension through the boredom of waiting, now players must move as fast as is humanly possible. With that simple element of time pressure added, Jenga becomes a fast and furious game of physical and mental dexterity. A Chess Clock is where each player has their own time limit - say, a minute - and when they hit their button on completing their turn an opponent's clock starts counting down. Not just any clock, though, a Chess Clock. These brilliant guys have a solution: Add a clock. It's supposed to be a tense game of struggling over which tile to pull at what time, but often devolves into carefully testing each block, each turn, one by one, until you find the one not integral to the tower's structure. One of the problems with the classic game Jenga is that it takes, sometimes, an hour to play. Want to make Jenga fun again? Make time matter.

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