diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index d51111c..7003d3b 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import RulesOfInferencePlaygroundPage from './pages/RulesOfInferencePlaygroundPa
 import PebblePlacementGamePage from './pages/PebblePlacementGamePage';
 import BulgarianSolitairePage from './pages/BulgarianSolitairePage';
 import SubtractionGamePage from './pages/SubtractionGamePage';
+import StackingBlocksPage from './pages/StackingBlocksPage';
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ const App = () => (
         <Route path="/puzzles/pebble-placement" element={<PebblePlacementGamePage />} />
         <Route path="/puzzles/bulgarian-solitaire" element={<BulgarianSolitairePage />} />
         <Route path="/subtraction-game" element={<SubtractionGamePage />} />
+        <Route path="/puzzles/stacking-blocks" element={<StackingBlocksPage />} />
         <Route path="/puzzles/sikinia-parliament" element={<SikiniaParliamentPuzzlePage />} />
         <Route path="/puzzles/plate-swap" element={<PlateSwapPuzzlePage />} />
         <Route path="/puzzles/chessboard-repaint" element={<ChessboardRepaintPuzzlePage />} />
diff --git a/src/components/InteractiveIndex.tsx b/src/components/InteractiveIndex.tsx
index 2c8dbee..d790dc3 100644
--- a/src/components/InteractiveIndex.tsx
+++ b/src/components/InteractiveIndex.tsx
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ const allInteractives: Interactive[] = [
     path: '/discrete-math/foundations/rules-of-inference',
     theme: 'Discrete Math',
     dateAdded: '2024-12-23'
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'stacking-blocks',
+    title: 'Stacking Blocks Optimization',
+    description: 'Split stacks of blocks to maximize your score! An optimization puzzle about strategic decision-making.',
+    tags: ['optimization', 'strategy', 'mathematical', 'algorithm', 'puzzles'],
+    path: '/puzzles/stacking-blocks',
+    theme: 'Puzzles',
+    dateAdded: '2025-01-22'
   }
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/components/StackingBlocks.tsx b/src/components/StackingBlocks.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a1af48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/StackingBlocks.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+import React, { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Slider } from '@/components/ui/slider';
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle, DialogTrigger } from '@/components/ui/dialog';
+import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
+import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator';
+import SocialShare from './SocialShare';
+import confetti from 'canvas-confetti';
+
+interface StackingBlocksProps {
+  showSocialShare?: boolean;
+}
+
+const StackingBlocks: React.FC<StackingBlocksProps> = ({ showSocialShare = false }) => {
+  const [n, setN] = useState(8);
+  const [stacks, setStacks] = useState<number[]>([]);
+  const [score, setScore] = useState(0);
+  const [gameStarted, setGameStarted] = useState(false);
+  const [gameComplete, setGameComplete] = useState(false);
+  const [selectedStack, setSelectedStack] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [splitSize1, setSplitSize1] = useState('');
+  const [splitSize2, setSplitSize2] = useState('');
+  const [dialogOpen, setDialogOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const startGame = useCallback(() => {
+    setStacks([n]);
+    setScore(0);
+    setGameStarted(true);
+    setGameComplete(false);
+    setSelectedStack(null);
+  }, [n]);
+
+  const resetGame = useCallback(() => {
+    setStacks([]);
+    setScore(0);
+    setGameStarted(false);
+    setGameComplete(false);
+    setSelectedStack(null);
+    setSplitSize1('');
+    setSplitSize2('');
+    setDialogOpen(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleStackClick = useCallback((index: number, stackSize: number) => {
+    if (stackSize === 1) return; // Can't split stacks of size 1
+    setSelectedStack(index);
+    setSplitSize1('1');
+    setSplitSize2((stackSize - 1).toString());
+    setDialogOpen(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const executeSplit = useCallback(() => {
+    if (selectedStack === null) return;
+    
+    const size1 = parseInt(splitSize1);
+    const size2 = parseInt(splitSize2);
+    const originalSize = stacks[selectedStack];
+    
+    // Validate the split
+    if (size1 <= 0 || size2 <= 0 || size1 + size2 !== originalSize) {
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    // Calculate points gained
+    const pointsGained = size1 * size2;
+    
+    // Update stacks
+    const newStacks = [...stacks];
+    newStacks.splice(selectedStack, 1); // Remove the original stack
+    newStacks.push(size1, size2); // Add the two new stacks
+    newStacks.sort((a, b) => b - a); // Sort in descending order for better visualization
+    
+    setStacks(newStacks);
+    setScore(prev => prev + pointsGained);
+    
+    // Check if game is complete (all stacks are size 1)
+    if (newStacks.every(stack => stack === 1)) {
+      setGameComplete(true);
+      confetti({
+        particleCount: 150,
+        spread: 70,
+        origin: { y: 0.6 }
+      });
+    }
+    
+    setDialogOpen(false);
+    setSelectedStack(null);
+    setSplitSize1('');
+    setSplitSize2('');
+  }, [selectedStack, splitSize1, splitSize2, stacks]);
+
+  const handleSplit1Change = (value: string) => {
+    setSplitSize1(value);
+    const size1 = parseInt(value);
+    if (!isNaN(size1) && selectedStack !== null) {
+      const originalSize = stacks[selectedStack];
+      setSplitSize2((originalSize - size1).toString());
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getStackColor = (size: number) => {
+    if (size === 1) return 'bg-gray-200';
+    if (size <= 3) return 'bg-blue-200';
+    if (size <= 6) return 'bg-green-200';
+    if (size <= 10) return 'bg-yellow-200';
+    return 'bg-red-200';
+  };
+
+  const renderStack = (size: number, index: number) => {
+    const canSplit = size > 1;
+    return (
+      <div
+        key={index}
+        className={`flex flex-col items-center ${canSplit ? 'cursor-pointer' : ''}`}
+        onClick={() => canSplit && handleStackClick(index, size)}
+      >
+        <div className="text-sm font-medium mb-2">Stack {index + 1}</div>
+        <div className="flex flex-col-reverse items-center">
+          {Array.from({ length: size }).map((_, blockIndex) => (
+            <div
+              key={blockIndex}
+              className={`w-12 h-6 border border-black ${getStackColor(size)} ${
+                canSplit ? 'hover:brightness-90' : ''
+              }`}
+              style={{ marginBottom: '-1px' }}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-2">Size: {size}</div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="w-full max-w-4xl mx-auto p-6 space-y-6">
+      <Card>
+        <CardHeader>
+          <CardTitle className="text-2xl font-bold text-center">Stacking Blocks Optimization</CardTitle>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-center">
+            Split stacks to maximize your score! Each split earns points equal to the product of the two new stack sizes.
+          </p>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent className="space-y-6">
+          {!gameStarted ? (
+            <div className="space-y-4">
+              <div>
+                <Label htmlFor="blocks-slider">Number of blocks (n): {n}</Label>
+                <Slider
+                  id="blocks-slider"
+                  min={2}
+                  max={15}
+                  step={1}
+                  value={[n]}
+                  onValueChange={(value) => setN(value[0])}
+                  className="mt-2"
+                />
+              </div>
+              <Button onClick={startGame} size="lg" className="w-full">
+                Start Game
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="space-y-6">
+              <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+                <div className="text-lg font-semibold">
+                  Current Score: <span className="text-primary">{score}</span>
+                </div>
+                <Button onClick={resetGame} variant="outline">
+                  Reset Game
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+
+              <Separator />
+
+              {gameComplete ? (
+                <div className="text-center space-y-4">
+                  <div className="text-2xl font-bold text-green-600">
+                    🎉 Game Complete! 🎉
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="text-lg">
+                    Final Score: <span className="font-bold text-primary">{score}</span>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                    All stacks have been reduced to single blocks!
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <>
+                  <div className="text-center text-muted-foreground">
+                    Click on any stack with more than 1 block to split it
+                  </div>
+                  
+                  <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-8 min-h-40">
+                    {stacks.map((size, index) => renderStack(size, index))}
+                  </div>
+                </>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+
+      <Dialog open={dialogOpen} onOpenChange={setDialogOpen}>
+        <DialogContent>
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>Split Stack</DialogTitle>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <div className="space-y-4">
+            {selectedStack !== null && (
+              <>
+                <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                  Splitting stack of size {stacks[selectedStack]} into two stacks:
+                </div>
+                <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
+                  <div>
+                    <Label htmlFor="size1">First stack size:</Label>
+                    <Input
+                      id="size1"
+                      type="number"
+                      min="1"
+                      max={selectedStack !== null ? stacks[selectedStack] - 1 : 1}
+                      value={splitSize1}
+                      onChange={(e) => handleSplit1Change(e.target.value)}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                  <div>
+                    <Label htmlFor="size2">Second stack size:</Label>
+                    <Input
+                      id="size2"
+                      type="number"
+                      value={splitSize2}
+                      readOnly
+                      className="bg-gray-50"
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                {splitSize1 && splitSize2 && (
+                  <div className="text-sm text-center p-2 bg-blue-50 rounded">
+                    Points gained: {parseInt(splitSize1) * parseInt(splitSize2)}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+                <div className="flex gap-2">
+                  <Button onClick={executeSplit} className="flex-1">
+                    Split Stack
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button 
+                    onClick={() => setDialogOpen(false)} 
+                    variant="outline" 
+                    className="flex-1"
+                  >
+                    Cancel
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+
+      {showSocialShare && (
+        <SocialShare 
+          title="Stacking Blocks Optimization Puzzle"
+          description="Challenge yourself with this optimization puzzle! Split stacks to maximize your score."
+        />
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default StackingBlocks;
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diff --git a/src/pages/StackingBlocksPage.tsx b/src/pages/StackingBlocksPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7239dfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/StackingBlocksPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import StackingBlocks from "@/components/StackingBlocks";
+import { useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";
+
+const StackingBlocksPage = () => {
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const from = searchParams.get('from');
+
+  if (from === 'puzzles') {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen bg-background">
+        <div className="container mx-auto px-4 py-8 space-y-6">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+            <button 
+              onClick={() => window.location.href = '/themes/puzzles'}
+              className="text-primary hover:text-primary/80 font-medium"
+            >
+              ← Back to Puzzles
+            </button>
+          </div>
+          <StackingBlocks showSocialShare={true} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return <StackingBlocks showSocialShare={true} />;
+};
+
+export default StackingBlocksPage;
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diff --git a/src/pages/theme-pages/Puzzles.tsx b/src/pages/theme-pages/Puzzles.tsx
index faf758a..aec26e1 100644
--- a/src/pages/theme-pages/Puzzles.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/theme-pages/Puzzles.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ const Puzzles = () => {
       difficulty: "Intermediate" as const,
       duration: "5-15 min",
       participants: "1 player"
+    },
+    {
+      id: "stacking-blocks",
+      title: "Stacking Blocks Optimization",
+      description: "Split stacks of blocks to maximize your score! Each split earns points equal to the product of the new stack sizes.",
+      path: "/puzzles/stacking-blocks",
+      tags: ["Optimization", "Strategy", "Mathematical", "Algorithm"],
+      difficulty: "Intermediate" as const,
+      duration: "10-20 min",
+      participants: "1 player"
     }
   ];