Omar Germino
United States
Bartlett
Illinois
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The rules don't seem to explicitly establish that the game is played in only one plane (i.e., two dimensions). But all pictures I've seen show the game being played in this manner.
Nevertheless, the first time I played it, I stepped into the third dimension. When a crocodile was rolled, I placed a snake perpendicular to the croc's nose. My friends followed suit, and the friend who owned the game, though he had not done it in the time he had played it before, saw nothing wrong with it.
This may be a rather mundane (even harmless) use of three dimensions, as all it does is effectively bend the plane, but I submit to the community a better example: what if the crocodile's back was nearly full with a stack of animals, and you didn't want to risk stacking another one on top of the growing pile? What if there were a tiny space left near the croc's tail? Could you balance one of the animals sideways, so that it forms a "t" with the crocodile?
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Ben Kirman
United Kingdom
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
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Well in section 5 paragraph 3 of the official tournament rules, the placement of pieces perpendicular is treated as a class B foul - although if not noticed by the presiding referee or challenged by opponents it is permitted.
Or alternatively, since it is a childrens' game about stacking wooden animals, as long as you are having fun, go for it 
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Omar Germino
United States
Bartlett
Illinois
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Yeah, I had the same thought. I guess restricting placements to being parallel could make for a more challenging "adult" game, just like changing or even cutting out the croc roll that I've seen suggested in other posts.
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