Toppletree

By MindWare
Price $17.95
Age 4 & Up

Toppletree brings loads of fun and excitement to the table. Starting at the base, players take turns adding colored branch pieces to a tree, expanding it upward and outward until someone gets four of their same-color pieces in a row and wins - or causes the tree to topple, losing the game! Pieces come in four different colors, and each player starts with 12 single pieces and 6 double pieces (double pieces are y-shaped, the fork at one end causing the tree's growth to change direction precariously). Pieces must be placed using one hand, steady as she goes. But steadiness will only get you so far - pesky old gravity makes sure of that. If someone doesn't get their 4-in-a-row, the tree will eventually fall, and often winning is primarily a matter of making sure that person isn't you! As the game progresses, the excitement builds, until cries of delight or frustration signal a winner or loser. But fret not. Another game - and more fun - is just moments away! For 2 to 4 players.