Giant Jenga

Back two or three years ago, I built a custom Giant Jenga game.  That required some planning, a lot of cutting, a really lot of sanding, and then quite a bit of waxing.  This unique game (because of its size) gets a lot of use whenever we have a barbeque in the yard though!

My only complaint about this game is it is heavy.  All the pieces are buttery smooth and slick because of all the sanding and waxing I did which is really nice for this game in particular.  I designed all the pieces to fit inside the overturned base so it is relatively compact when stored but it is quite heavy requiring two people to safely carry it.  The base, when turned upside-down, is its case as well as a platform that can be leveled for play.  It is a great design...  just a bit too bulky and heavy to be considered "ideal".  

In this first photo, below, the base is perfectly leveled even though it looks like the stack of Jenga pieces are leaning.  Well, the blocks are leaning but only because when I stacked them, I kept overhanging them a tiny bit on one side.  

And down it goes...

I was feeling quite lousy on this day so I didn't play a single game of Giant Jenga.  Bummer.  I'm still fighting off this latest bout with this strain of "razor blade" COVID and I felt miserable on this day.  By the time evening rolled around, I was in significant pain and very uncomfortable.  We had hoped to do some additional stuff with Lukey and Kenzie after everyone left but I felt so terrible that I went straight to bed.