Moku Tower Review
We review Moku Tower, a dexterity board game published by Mokumo. In Moku Tower, players are trying to quickly stack rocks of wood into a single tower.
Ah the eternal question: form vs function. We all want our board games to play amazingly, but many of us also value a great table presence. In the past, we’ve covered games that have amazing production values (Cthulhu Wars, Fire in the Hole), including some that took that to a fault (Tang Garden).
Today, we are looking at a dexterity game that seeks to be a display piece in your home. Something you can keep out of the box 24/7 on display because it just looks so pretty. Moku Tower, published by Mokuomo, successfully ran a Kickstarter for their wooden stacking game back in 2021 and it’s now in backers hands. So how does this pretty wooden gameplay? Let’s find out!
The goal of Moku Tower is to be the first player to 25 points. On your turn, you must draw a Starting Position card, which will determine the blocks you need to stack on the platform. You can also, optionally, turn over any Extra Pieces cards or Super Jackpot cards. The extra pieces card does just what it sounds like, giving you more pieces to stack and more points to earn. The Super Jackpot Cards are a bit wackier, causing you to take your turn with various hindrances, such as using one hand or standing on one foot.
Oh, and you have to do this all while a 1-minute sand timer is running. If you manage to stack everything perfectly, you flip the timer over and it’s the next player’s turn to do all of that. If you fail, then the cards you were working on are discarded and the next player goes.
Finally, each player starts with 2 “special function cards”, which introduce both ways to mess with your opponents and
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