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A PLAYFUL WOODEN GAME · 3 IN 1

Wooden Mess

Pull carefully.
Laugh loudly.

Pull a stick without moving the pile. If things go wrong — get ready for a funny challenge.

One wooden game. Three ways to play — skill, competition and laughter in the same box.

Ages 7 and up2 to 6 players3 games in 1
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Complete Wooden Mess set with the game box, wooden sticks, shovels and challenge cards

WOOD + SKILL + LAUGHTER

A little tension.
A lot of good mood.

Steady handsFunny challengesThree ways to playFamily & friendsScreen-free game nightNatural wooden pieces

How it works

Make a mess in four moves.

  1. Step 1: MAKE THE MESS. Drop all 33 wooden sticks into a loose heap.Step 1: MAKE THE MESS. Drop all 33 wooden sticks into a loose heap.
  2. Step 2: PULL ONE. Use the wooden shovel to lift one stick. Try not to move the others.Step 2: PULL ONE. Use the wooden shovel to lift one stick. Try not to move the others.
  3. Step 3: OOPS?. If the heap moves, your turn ends and you take a challenge card.Step 3: OOPS?. If the heap moves, your turn ends and you take a challenge card.
  4. Step 4: CHALLENGE TIME. After the heap is cleared, reveal your collected cards and perform the funny tasks.Step 4: CHALLENGE TIME. After the heap is cleared, reveal your collected cards and perform the funny tasks.
A child acting like a tiger while family members laugh together during Wooden Mess game night

MADE FOR GAME NIGHT

Family nights.
Friends over.
Party laughter.

Wooden Mess brings skill, suspense and funny challenges to the table.

A game-night collection feels incomplete without a game like this.

Close-up of the natural wooden Wooden Mess sticks
Natural materials

A WARM, TACTILE GAME

Real wood.
Real play.

Wooden Mess uses natural wooden components that bring a warm, tactile feel to game night.

Natural woodReal wooden piecesMade for hands-on play

WHAT'S INSIDE

Everything lands on the table.

Open Wooden Mess set with the box, sticks, shovels and challenge cards
33Wooden sticks
6Wooden shovels
40Funny task cards

GAME NIGHT, FOR REAL

See Wooden Mess in action.

THREE GAME OPTIONS

Choose your mess.

The full game combines balance and challenges. The other options let you focus on dexterity or jump straight to funny tasks.

Game option 1FULL GAME

Balance + challenges

Carefully remove sticks, collect challenge cards, then complete the funny tasks.

Wooden challenge cards used in the full Wooden Mess gameCHALLENGE!
  1. 01
    Set up the cards

    Place the 40 challenge cards with the picture side facing up and the task side hidden. Agree on the order of play.

  2. 02
    Build the heap

    Drop all 33 wooden sticks randomly into one loose heap in the middle of the table. Each player takes a wooden shovel.

  3. 03
    Remove one stick

    On your turn, use the shovel to pull out one stick of your choice. The goal is to remove it without making the other sticks in the heap move.

  4. 04
    SUCCESS!If you succeed

    Keep the stick you removed. Play continues to the next player.

  5. 05
    OOPS!If the heap moves

    Your turn ends. Take one challenge card without looking at the hidden task and keep it in your personal pile for the second part of the game.

  6. 06
    Clear the heap

    Keep taking turns until the wooden heap has been completely cleared.

  7. 07
    CHALLENGE ROUNDChallenge round

    Now players reveal their collected cards one at a time, read the funny task on the back, and perform it. The game finishes when all collected tasks have been completed.

Game option 2

Most sticks wins

Play only the balance game — no challenge cards.

  1. 01
    Make the heap

    Drop the wooden sticks into a random heap and take turns removing them carefully with the shovels.

  2. 02
    Keep your sticks

    Every stick you remove successfully goes into your personal pile.

  3. 03
    Count at the end

    When the heap is gone, count the sticks. The player with the most sticks wins.

Game option 3

Funny tasks only

Skip the balance game and use the challenge cards as a party game.

  1. 01
    Shuffle the cards

    Put the challenge cards into a pile with the tasks hidden.

  2. 02
    Take turns

    Each player takes a card in turn, reveals the task, and performs it.

  3. 03
    Keep playing

    Continue for as many rounds as you like or until the chosen pile is finished.

Wooden Mess game box and components

READY FOR GAME NIGHT?

Bring home your own Wooden Mess.

Balance the heap, collect the cards and get ready to laugh together.

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