Panic Tower!

Place your blocks where the card says, keep the towers standing, and collect three penalties to be out.

Designers: Andrew Lawson, Jack Lawson
Published by: Goliath Games

A stacking game on a nine-colour board. An action card tells you which blocks go on which colours; you place them vertically and build towers. Knock any tower over and you take a penalty point — three penalties and you're out. Two to eight players.

Cards dictate placement, so you can't play it safeUp to eight players at one tableThree penalty points and you're eliminated

Who it's for

Larger groups who want a short, physical game where everyone watches every single turn.

Not for you if…

Player elimination is a dealbreaker for you — being knocked out early means watching the rest from the sidelines. A wobbly table ruins it, and steady hands beat shaky ones every time.

Vibe's take

Held-breath stuff — the whole table goes quiet when someone reaches for a tall tower, then erupts when it goes over.