Timed stacking game

Claim 1

A game wherein construction pieces are assembled in a race against time to test the combined skill, dexterity and judgment of individual or group players, including a plurality of separate construction pieces capable of being assembled to form a readily collapsible composite structure, a base having a selected area thereof for supporting said structure, and a timing mechanism operatively associated with said base, said timing mechanism and said base cooperatively forming a path, and a movable game piece adapted to travel said path from a starting point thereof to a terminal portion thereof, said terminal portion of said path intersecting said construction support area so that said game piece may engage and impact said structure to cause same to collapse, said timing mechanism comprising an elevated path and said game piece adapted to descend along said path by means of gravity, said timing mechanism further including a housing supported by said base in a generally elevated position relative thereto, said housing comprising a vertically disposed, rearwardly inclined wall, a plurality of downwardly inclined track members secured to said wall and defining a zig zag path whereby said game piece is adapted to progressively move from said starting point along each of said track members to said terminal path portion, said terminal path portion comprising a ramp extending between said selected area and said zig zag path portion, said ramp including a first ramp segment forming a continuation of said zig zag path portion directed from said housing towards said base and a second ramp segment disposed on said base, the bottom of said second ramp segment having a platform defining said selected construction area, and stop means adapted for positioning generally between said ramp segments to stop the movement of said descending game piece from reaching said construction area.