About this title
About this title
Hoistwell is a crane stacking game on a harbour pier at dusk. A block swings on the crane rope and you choose the moment to drop it. Blocks come in eleven shapes and five materials: slabs, girders, pillars, glass boxes, T-beams, steps and overhangs, each with its own weight. After every drop the centre of mass of everything above each block is checked against the edge it rests on; a block that hangs too far slips into the sea and costs one block, a tower that leans too far topples and costs the site. 12 sites with a target height and a limited number of blocks, a moving trolley and wind from site 4, and up to three stars per site. It plays in the browser with a keyboard, mouse or touch.
