Rubber Band Cup Stack
- Players: 4 – 16
- Duration: 15 - 25 min
- Average cost: $2
How to play
Give each team six cups scattered on a table and one rubber band with four to six strings tied around it. Here's the rule that makes it brilliant: nobody may touch the cups. Each player holds one string, and only by pulling together can the team stretch the band, grip a cup, lift it, and place it — building a pyramid one cup at a time. Every move requires the whole team to coordinate tension. First pyramid standing wins. Try a silent round for the advanced class.
What you'll need
- Large rubber band
- String ↗
- Plastic cups ↗
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