Winfield Wipers Camp

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Giant Jinga

Bruce Graybill had the best idea since the 1996 Bluegrass Jeopardy when he used leftover material from a remodeling project and Carol's clogging board to make to make a Winfield-sized Jinga game. Begin with 25 layers consisting of 3 2x4 pieces each, with each layer at right angles to adjacent layers. Players alternate moves until the tower falls.

Rules: Using one hand remove one board and place it appropriately on the (new) topmost layer A move is considered successful if the tower stands for 5 seconds after the placement (the "Wind Rule") or an opponent touches the Jinga stack If a piece is moved but not placed on the topmost layer, a "reasonable attempt" to return it to it's original position is required before or after a successful move is made After a successful move, an opponent is allowed to use one hand (and the same forearm, if necessary) to re-arrange the topmost layer to adjust the balance of the stack Children are allowed to use 2 hands when playing against each other, and required to wear bicycle helmets if the stack becomes taller than them...
	In the "teamwork" game the objective is to set a camp record for the highest tower (Bruce and Van? at 42 completed layers?) and in the cutthroat game the objective is to cause your opponent(s) to lose on their next turn. In both versions a surprising amount of tension and spectator interest result. The game got really good when the rain made the boards swell...

Other Wipers' pages

• Steve Gouge's Picker's Place.
• Bruce Graybill's mando-mania page.
• Paul Kislanko's Trip Reports