How-To Make a Giant JENGA Game
History of JENGA
Leslie Scott, game designer and author, developed the original JENGA® Classic game from a wood block stacking game her family had created in Ghana in the 1970s. Introduced to the public at the famous Harrod’s department store in London in 1982, JENGA® was launched in North America in 1986, and has since become an international game icon.
JENGA is so popular that 50 million JENGA games have been sold, which is the equivalent to more than 2.7 billion JENGA blocks worldwide.
The record for the highest known JENGA® tower is 40 complete stories with two blocks into the 41st, claimed in 1985 by Robert Grebler (US).
How-to make your own outdoor Giant JENGA Game
So the plan here is to build a bigger version of JENGA, more suitable for playing outdoors on a patio or lawn.
Materials Needed
JENGA blocks should measure three times as long than it’s width, and one fifth as thick as its length. Most Giant JENGA game blocks measure 1-1/2 thick × 2-1/25 wide × 8-1/2 long.
I wanted to make larger blocks so I purchased six [8] 2×3 – 8 foot boards. I cut up six boards and save two for my paint rig. Each board will give you approximately nine [9] blocks. Once stacked, these blocks will give you a tower 26.5 inches tall.
Tools Needed
- Saw
- Sander
- Finish nails
- Hammer
- Paint – 1 pint will handle 12 blocks
