What is this brick-based board game?
Not yellow, but that sounds like Don't Break the Ice: http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-4784-Dont-Break-the/dp/B00000IVZJ



These variations have yellow tiles:


Summ Bumm (Spielkiste Bee edition)
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1283724/dont-break-the-ice
Wer andern eine Grube klopft (German First edition, 1976)
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1070084/dont-break-the-ice