"Rafter Five" is a balance game, where you will use 5 differently shaped rafter pieces and expand your raft while also loading in treasure chests. If you cause 5 of the other player's treasure chests to fall into the sea you lose, however if your own treasure chests fall, no problem. Purposely placing your treasure chests in a dangerous location to put pressure on the other players is a perfectly valid strategy. By skillfully using the rafters and treasure chests, you can create a strangely balanced and surprisingly large raft! The raft will collpase in surprising places which makes for an exciting and suspensful game. With its simple rules, it's great fun for players of any generation. There are also advanced rules where you must avoid the nails and joints shown on the lumber cards, as well as single-player rules that challenge you to see how many treasure chests you can place.