Stackable Tower with Hollow Pieces

Abstract

A reconfigurable game is provided that comprises a plurality of stackable rectangular blocks, wherein a first set of the rectangular blocks comprise a hollow interior cavity and a resealable closure that allows for storing of edible and/or potable material and a second set of the rectangular blocks comprise solid blocks with no cavity. Playing the game comprises steps of instructing a user to fill the hollow blocks with food and/or drink, to stack the hollow and solid blocks to form a tower, to have participants one at a time remove one stacked rectangular block from the tower, to consume the item in a hollow block if a hollow block is removed, and to repeat the steps until the tower at least partially collapses.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A reconfigurable game, comprising:
 a plurality of stackable rectangular blocks, each having a parallelepiped structure;   wherein a first set of the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks comprises a hollow interior cavity and an opening that permits access to the hollow interior cavity; and   wherein the first set of the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks further comprises a resealable closure that seals the opening.   
     
     
         2 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks comprises at least 30 rectangular blocks. 
     
     
         3 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 1 , wherein the first set of the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks comprise a material selected from the group consisting of high-density polyethylene (HDPE plastic), low-density polyethylene (LDPE plastic), polyethylene terephthalate (PET/PETE), food-grade polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), acrylic, nylon, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS). 
     
     
         4 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks further comprises a second set of the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks, wherein each block of the second set comprises a solid parallelepiped structure. 
     
     
         5 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 4 , wherein the first set of the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks has an outer size and dimension that is identical to the second set of the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks. 
     
     
         6 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow interior cavity of each of the first set of the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks comprises at least 50% of the internal space of the rectangular block. 
     
     
         7 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow interior cavity is sufficient to fit an edible and/or potable material. 
     
     
         8 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 1 , wherein the resealable closure comprises at least one of a lid with a hinge, a sliding lid, a drawer, a twist cap, and a snap-on lid. 
     
     
         9 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 8 , wherein the resealable closure, upon closing the opening, is flush with one or more faces of the rectangular block. 
     
     
         10 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks has a structure that is at least three times as long as it is wide and at least one fifth as thick as it is long. 
     
     
         11 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks has a structure that allows for vertical and/or horizontal stacking of one rectangular block upon another until no blocks are left. 
     
     
         12 . The reconfigurable game of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow interior cavity of each of the first set of the plurality of stackable rectangular blocks is hermetically sealed when the resealable closure covers the opening. 
     
     
         13 . A method of playing a reconfigurable game with a combination of solid and hollow rectangular blocks, comprising:
 providing (i) a set of hollow rectangular blocks that each have a hollow interior portion with a resealable opening and (ii) a set of solid rectangular blocks, wherein each of the rectangular blocks of each set comprises a parallelepiped structure;   instructing a user to fill at least one of the hollow rectangular blocks with a potable or edible item;   instructing the user to combine the hollow rectangular blocks with the solid rectangular blocks;   instructing the user to place at least three of the combined rectangular blocks on a stable surface parallel to one another, wherein one face of a first rectangular block is in contact with the stable surface, and another face of the first rectangular block is in contact with a second rectangular block;   instructing the user to stack the same number of combined rectangular blocks upon the at least three placed rectangular blocks with a change in orientation of at least 90 degrees, wherein one face of a fourth rectangular block is in contact with the at least three rectangular blocks below and wherein a fifth rectangular block is placed parallel to the fourth rectangular block;   instructing the user to repeat the step of stacking until all the combined rectangular blocks are used and/or a desired tower height is achieved;   instructing the user to have each participant one at a time select one of the stacked rectangular blocks to remove from the tower;   if a hollow rectangular block is removed from the tower by a participant, instructing the participant to consume the item placed in the hollow rectangular block; and   instructing the user to have the participants repeat the steps above until the tower at least partially collapses.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the solid and the hollow rectangular blocks comprise a material selected from the group consisting of high-density polyethylene (HDPE plastic), low-density polyethylene (LDPE plastic), polyethylene terephthalate (PET/PETE), food-grade polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), acrylic, nylon, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS). 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the hollow interior portion comprises at least 50% of the volume of the hollow rectangular block, and wherein the hollow interior portion is sufficient to store the edible and/or potable item. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the resealable opening comprises at least one of a lid with a hinge, a sliding lid, a drawer, a twist cap, and a snap-on lid. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the resealable opening is configured to open and close access to the hollow interior portion of the hollow rectangular block. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the resealable opening, upon closing, is flush with one or more of the faces of the hollow rectangular block. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the hollow rectangular block and the solid rectangular block have a length of a least 6 inches, a width of at least 2.5 inches, and a height of at least 1.5 inches. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the hollow rectangular blocks and the solid rectangular blocks have identical dimensions.