The Tower

The Tower

The Tower has a colorful, unique, closed shaker tube with 8 marbles inside. Shake the shaker, let the marbles line up, and then stack your cubes to match the color sequence of the marbles in the shaker.

There are 16 cubes, eight each for two players. One has a white background and one has a grey background for easy sorting. Each cube has 2 colors and 2 smiley faces. For instance two greens, 2 blues and 2 smiley faces on one six-sided cube.

Object:

Be the first to stack your cubes to match the marbles in the tube.

Set up:

Give each player eight cubes. Start with your eight cubes in front of you, all smiley faces up. Place the shaker between the players.

Play:

Mix the marbles by tipping the marble shaker upside down and the marbles will all roll into the large base. Shake and turn it upright and the marbles with drop into the clear tube in a new sequence.

Players play simultaneously. As soon as the marbles are mixed and shaker is placed upright on the table, pick up the cubes, one at a time, and stack them to match the marble colors. It may sound simple, but you may get toward the top and find that you don't have the right colors left. At that point you will have to exchange a cube or two with ones that have already been placed to get the colors you need. Simple problem solving skills and the ability to reach and stack will be required.



 

Try this:

• Rotate each cube in-hand to find the appropriate color and then stack.
• Look at the vertical tower, but line the cubes horizontally instead of stacking vertically. The tower cannot be laid on its side without the marbles flowing back into the base.
• Memorize the color order of all, or just a few of the marbles. Hide the tower and build the stack.
• Stack as many cubes as you can before they fall.
• Work on manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, visual discrimination, figure ground, spatial relations, visual memory, eye-hand coordination, sequencing, problem solving, flexible thinking, socialization skills, process skills, executive functioning skills, play and leisure exploration and participation
  

In the box: 1 closed shaker tube with eight marbles, 16 colored cubes (8 with grey background, 8 with white background)
Ages 8+, 2 players

 

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