Modern take on Jenga

Meltdown reminds me a bit of the classic game Jenga, but slightly different. It's a fast paced game of who can get rid of their toxic cubes first. But the trick is to be careful as you take turns stacking the cubes, because if they fall of slide off, you have to take the cubes that are no longer stacked.

The entire game is stored in the bottom part of the game's base, which is a toxic waste drum. Inside, there's the slippery toxic spill (plastic), toxic cubes (plastic), dice, and green goo. Thankfully the goo comes with a container that has a lid so that your goo doesn't dry out.

Both of my kids love this game and will spend hours playing. I can hear them out at the dining room table laughing and hollering and for once, not fighting with each other. So I think it gets a seal of approval not only from my 7 and 13 year old, but from this mom as well! My son especially loves it because he has been playing with it as part of his Ben 10 toys for pretend play when he's not playing the game. Since it's small and everything fits inside, there's no need to keep the box and it takes up less room on my son's gaming shelf.