Stax! - The Rocking Puzzle Challenge Game

Learning how to balance life, in a fun way!

What is it?

We made this game after several failed attempts at other projects. It brings together several ideas into one, engaging experience! Battle your opponent to stack the shapes on top of the rocker without it tipping over. The first person to get their opponent to collapse the stack, or get the rocker to tip over, wins!

What did we learn?

Every mistake can lead you to a new discovery. We bought several bundles of gardening sticks. We cleaned them, milled them, and cut them down for another project. After all of that, we discovered that the sticks were not big enough for the project. So we cut them down smaller for another project and, well, that one didn’t work out either. So what do we do with a couple hundred small sticks of White Oak, Poplar, and Cherry?!

So when thumbing through social media one day, God brought the answer to us! We saw some games and bandsaw boxes and thought, “some of those would be nice, but made out of wood.” So we took out the sketch pad and drew out a few different versions of the concept and BAM! Stax! was born!

In Closing…

Sometimes…well…scratch that…often, things don’t go the way we planned. But we have to remember to not despair. What didn’t work out for one project, can be the foundation we need for another. God keeps life interesting that way!