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How to Measure a Jenga Block

The Jenga wooden block game was first published for sale in 1983. It consists of 54 wooden blocks to stack in a tower with each layer facing an alternate direction. The object of the game is to push one block out of the tower and place it on top without the tower falling down. As more blocks are removed, the tower will lean or become unstable. If the tower crashes within ten seconds after a player's turn, that player is out of the game and loses.

Things You'll Need

Metric ruler

Instructions

- 1
  Lay a Jenga block on a table or other flat surface with the longest side horizontally to you.
- 2
  Place a metric ruler across the top of the block from the left to the right side. The original Jenga block is 7.5 cm long.
- 3
  Measure the block from the rear to the front for the width measurement. The original Jenga block is 2.5 cm wide, or one-third of the length.
- 4
  Stand the ruler up next to any side of the block to measure the height. The height of the original Jenga block is 1.5 cm, or one-fifth of the length.

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