A surprise painting featuring  thegamerxl.

One day at the Happy Cub Daycare, Marshall has made a new friend named Alex. After getting to know each other quickly, Marshall invited Alex to play one of his favorite games. A block stacking game called "Stack 'Em Up".

The rules are simple: Each cub takes turns stacking up a random number of blocks that increases each round. In the first round, there are 10 blocks, in the second round, there are 12 blocks, 15 blocks in the third round and so on.

Each cub take one turn in stacking up all the blocks without knocking the tower over. If the cub manages to complete the tower, he earns one point. If the cub knocks over the tower, one point goes to the opponent. Once one cub finises his turn, either by completing the tower or knocking over the tower, the other cub takes over in stacking.

Once both cubs completed their turns, that round is over, and the next round begins, this time stacking 12 blocks instead of 10. The first cub to earn 10 points wins the game, but for longer games, the first cub to earn 50 points wins.

In round 1, Marshall went first and completed the tower. He earns one point. Then it was Alex's turn. He too completed the stack and earns one point. As the first round ends, both cub are tied at one point apiece.

On the 2nd round, as Marshall tried to stack up the final block, the block and a few other blocks fell off, giving Alex one point. On Alex's turn, he completes the tower without any misses. He earns another point, making the score Marshall 1, and Alex 3.

Could Marshall catch up to Alex? Right now it's still early in the game, so he could have a slight chance. But for now, it's anybody's game!

Hope you enjoy the pic and the story Alex! Feel free to re-post if you like.

Alex copyrighted by  thegamerxl.
Marshall, art, and story copyrighted by  marshallfox.1971.