Tu Kohatu

NAME OF GAME

Tu Kohatu / Tu Pohatu / rock stacking

DESCRIPTION  

Stacking rocks or stones    

OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME

Stack rocks in a pile as high as you can without it falling over or hurting yourself or others                                                               

Troy and Peter with their pebble pile

FIELD LAYOUT

 
Small area, beach, river or place with rocks 

RESOURCES NEEDED

Kohatu / Pohatu Rocks or stones

RULES

Pile the rocks without hurting yourself

 
VARIATIONS  

Racing to build the highest tower in set time or rocks

Same amount of rocks to build the highest tower

2 teams build towers and then try to knock each others over

Leaning tower, take turns and who ever topples the tower losses