A patient adrenaline game for silly people

How to Play

Take turns stacking live mousetraps where each trap is touching at least two other traps
Keep going till you are out of traps or it falls down and explodes
That's it. Have fun

How to Start

Optional: Put a towel or silicone baking pad down. It is mighty handy for ensuring you have stable base.
Place two traps touching each other. Different configurations lead to different games. Tall or short a-frame are common.

Remember building sandcastles at the beach. You don't win at sandcastles. This is like that but with a wee more excitement. It's more like skateboarding. Everyone who shows up wins the day. Some people play it safe and others go big and get cheers.
Set up people for moves. Go for height. Try bold and creative moves.
Everybody who plays wins. Or maybe nobody wins and there is just one loser. That's up to you. Whatever helps you sleep.
You definitely lose if you're a jerk. For example, intentionally bumping people when they are placing their trap or any bad juju is discouraged.
When the stack goes boom, celebrate and congratulate each other on a good game.
If you use all the traps:
- Expert-level: start to take the all down.
- Good-video: slo-mo record tossing something in the stack

This is what winning looks like

Box of 48 Traps
Optional:
- Silicone Baking Pad
- Safety Glasses (mostly for show)
- Suitcase if you want to be classier than a cardboard box

Techniques
Kick stand;
Kitties and Kiddos
- Kitties may want to get close with their lil' fuzzy mittens and have a bad time. Keep animals at a distance
- Kiddos may also want to get close with their lil' fingers and could have a bad time. Keep tiny humans at a distance.
After a boom
- After an detonation - some of the traps may still be set. Be careful as you pick traps up - this is the most common time people get snapped.
- Maybe play again - or call it a good round.
Placing the traps
- Exhale slowly like you're in the special forces - it will relax your hands and increase your focus.
- 3 points define a plane. Attend to if the center of mass is supported or it'll fall.
Photos
- People are generally completely absorbed in their move. This makes for good candid photos. Remember to have fun and smile :)
- Often people want to take photos and not play. That's cool. Thanks for documenting the silliness.
Not difficult enough?
- Use your non-dominant hand.
- Set a timer for moves.
- Use rat traps with contact explosives.

For many, this is the first time they've ever set a mousetrap. Excellent opportunity to learn how to efficiently set a mousetrap. You got what it takes. With a little practice you'll be setting up a half-dozen traps in a minute.
Assemble set traps in an ordered manner with the trigger pointing away from you. This decreases the likelihood of an accidental snap.
It's like a knife. One end is safer to grab than the other. Be mindful of the snappy part.
Also, they are not as hair-trigger as you may think. Place a trap upside down to prove this. And then even add a few more traps on top.

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