Cup Stacking

Cup Stacking in HYR is the party-game pyramid challenge: each player starts with a nested stack of cups, builds the selected pyramid, and breaks it back down to a single stack. It overlaps with sport stacking, but the HYR variants are casual pyramid races rather than the official WSSA 3-3-3, 3-6-3, and Cycle events.

Give each player the same number and type of cups, then choose the variant before the race starts. HYR includes Pyramid 6, Pyramid 10, Pyramid 15, Pyramid 21, and Custom. On “go,” every player builds the agreed pyramid from the bottom row upward. The pyramid should stand briefly enough that everyone can see it was completed, then the player breaks it down into one nested stack. If a cup falls or the pyramid collapses before completion, require the player to fix the stack before finishing. For a Minute-to-Win-It style Stack Attack, use 36 cups with an eight-cup base and a 60-second clock; for HYR’s smaller variants, treat it as a direct race or timed attempt using the same build-then-unstack idea.

Most HYR cup-stacking matches are winner-only races: first player to complete the selected pyramid and return the cups to a stack wins. If you play against a clock, fastest valid time wins, and ties should either stand as ties by house rule or be broken with a rerun. Do not compare times across different cup counts unless the variant and cup count match.