This game starts out safely enough, with the first floor atop pillars in everyone's color. Each turn, players remove a pillar from beneath any floor and place it on the highest level. When everyone agrees that no further safe removal is possible, the next floor is placed. Placing pillars is worth one to three points. Scoring starts from the second level upward--and so does eccentric and precarious construction up to the final, tiny fifth floor (where pillars may be stacked on each other). The player whose pillar first reaches the highest floor becomes the leader, and remains so until another player supersedes him with a better score on that level. The leader wins if a competitor topples the structure, or if all agree that further safe plays are impossible. The previous leader wins if the current leader topples the Villa. Germany's 2002 Game of the Year defies all building regulations; it will have you on edge, but still laughing with your opponents.

I must say that this is one rare game where it really doesnt matter who wins!

Its so much fun and tension with every turn, as everyone is watching someone else do the impossible twice over - 1st: remove a pillar and not topple the building. 2nd: place the pillar on a higher floor and not topple the building.

Easy to learn, plays different every time, and best of all, marvel in awe at your/your opponents' gravity defying stunts!

This is not only a game but a fun toy. I don't care who will win at last. The most exciting moment is that someone losing the balance and making the collaption. The loser is the one we memorize and we tend to forget who the winner is. This is my favorite dexeterity game, and much better than Jenga. It is interesting to see every player standing up in a circle around the board looking for the best point to pull and put a wood pieace, even using a hook. Makes you laugh.

If you have kids and look for a game for a whole family including adults, try it. If you like a little party and search for one played with drinking, buy it. This is the game of the year 2002 in German, superior to Puerto Rico which is customers' favorite at Funagain. Only defect is that the game is for 2-4 people. So, if your family has more than 4 member, better think of it before you decide.