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If you are an internal stacking planning on protecting a stack and set it down at the last minute while others are fighting for the KOH, you will need to stack at least five boxes to consistently win without KOH points. While my external stack can make several stacks of multiple boxes, not defend them and get the 25 points on top. If we lose all the stacks we still will win.

As mentioned above time is everything. Some choose to stack and move boxes into scoring areas during time, raising the game score. While some choose to attack the other teams boxes lowering the score.

With expecting to leave stacks undefended you make the other team make a choice. With 10 seconds left do they attack the stack of 5 or do they jet to the ramp. Either they gain points at the ramp and possibly win, if they can get past us, or they attack the stack and knock it down. But they still lose, we have 25 points they didn't get. And they didn't get a chance to finish off the stack of two we had. Stacker wins.

I know stacking will be difficult, we practiced for nearly two weeks with all of the bins. It can be done effectively if you can commit to it. I know I am but I still have to convince some of my less faithful team members.