Stacking Game

Abstract

A stacking game utilizes a rock shaped bowl base with an internal, asymmetrical cavity. A plurality of variously shaped and sized asymmetrical game members, optimally configured as misshapened stones, are placed, in turn by each player, within the cavity. The cavity is eventually filled with the game members and then additional game members are placed on each other to form a “rock pile.” Players whose placement of a game member causes one or more of the game members to fall off the pile are eliminated. The only player who does not cause a game member to fall is the winner.

1 . A game comprising:
 a rock shaped bowl base having an internal cavity extending into the base, said cavity having a bottom surface within the base, an open top, and front, rear, and lateral wall surfaces extending downward from the open top to the bottom surface, each wall surface extending downward at a different angle in relation to the bottom surface, whereby the cavity is asymmetrical in configuration; and   a plurality of variously shaped and sized asymmetrical game members, no game member being larger than the cavity, whereby a plurality of game members are configured to fill the cavity and be positioned in a pile above the cavity.   
     
     
         2 . The game as in  claim 1  wherein the game members are shaped as asymmetrical stones of various shapes and sizes. 
     
     
         3 . The method of playing a game comprising the steps of:
 providing a rock shaped bowl base having an internal cavity extending into the base, said cavity having a bottom surface within the base, an open top, and front, rear, and lateral side wall surfaces extending downward from the open top to the bottom surface, each sidewall surface extending downwardly at a different angle;   providing a plurality of variously shaped and sized asymmetrical game members, no members being larger than the cavity;   placing one of the game members within the cavity;   placing a second of the game members within the cavity;   continuing the placement of game members individually within the cavity until the cavity is filled members;   placing a game member on the game members filling the cavity;   continuing the placement of individual game members on the game members filling the cavity to form a pile of game members; and   continuing the placement of individual game members on the pile until one or more of the game members falls off of the pile.   
     
     
         4 . The game as in  claim 3  wherein the game is played by two or more players and comprises the further steps of:
 alternating the placement of game members by the players, whereby each player takes a turn in placing the game members in the cavity and then on the rock pile; 
 eliminating from the game any players whose placement of a game member on the rock pile results in one or more placed game members falling from the pile; and 
 declaring as the winner of the game, the player whose placement of a game member on the pile does not cause any other placed game member from failing from the pile.