Wishing Cairn

Wishing Cairn is a one-finger stacking game inspired by the trailside custom of adding a stone to a cairn and making a wish. Drop each swinging stone at the right moment, build as high as you dare, and crown the cairn with a wishing stone before it tumbles. It runs in your browser with no install or sign-up, and a round usually takes one to three minutes.

How to play

1. Press Start and a stone begins swinging above the tower.
2. Tap the screen (or press Space) when the stone is over the tower to drop it.
3. Each floor makes the stones a little smaller and a little faster.
4. If the stones resting on any floor have their centre of mass beyond its edge, the cairn falls.
5. When you have stacked enough, press Make a wish to place the wishing stone and finish the cairn.

Tips

• A dead-centre drop scores 3 (Perfect!), a near miss scores 2 (Nice), anything else scores 1.
• Chain Perfect drops for a bonus of up to +5 per drop.
• A fall halves your score; finishing adds one point per floor. Knowing when to stop is the game.
• If the cairn leans, set the next stone slightly to the other side to pull it back.
• Use Save / share on the result screen to keep a tall picture of your whole cairn.