randomly given target number after all holes 50 are filled with the playing pieces 20 for the first level the playing pieces 20 for the second level are stacked directly on top of the playing pieces 20 of the first level each playing piece 20 of the second level is placed on the gap formed by four playing pieces 20 of the first level the tapered peg 28 of each playing piece 20 fits into the above mentioned gap and allows players to put the playing pieces 20 easily on the gaps fig3 shows how each playing piece 20 of the second level is placed on the gap formed by four playing pieces 20 from the first level for the higher levels the method of placing the playing pieces 20 on top of the next lower level is the same as the method for the second level fewer playing pieces 20 are needed to complete the higher levels of the pyramid than are needed to complete the lower levels fig1 illustrates that twenty five 5 by 5 sixteen 4 by 4 nine 3 by 3 four 2 by 2 and one 1 by 1 playing pieces 20 are needed to build levels 1 2 3 4 and 5 respectively evenly arranged holes 50 in a regular square grid pattern on the flat surface 42 of the game board 40 and the tapered pegs 28 of bottom.