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词条 Icehouse pieces
释义

  1. History

  2. Description

  3. Releases

     IceHouse Games  Looney Labs stack-able  Treehouse  Looney Pyramids 

  4. Games

  5. Score-keeping

  6. References

  7. External links

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}}Icehouse pieces, or Icehouse Pyramids[1], Treehouse pieces, Treehouse Pyramids[1] and officially Looney Pyramids, are nestable and stackable pyramid-shaped gaming pieces and a game system. The game system was invented by Andrew Looney and John Cooper in 1987, originally for use in the game of Icehouse.[1]

History

Andrew Looney in 1987 penned a sci-fi short story,[2] "The Empty City", that included a game called Icehouse, an ancient Martian game.[3] Readers of the short story requested to learn how to play the game. Thus actual rules were invented for Icehouse by Andrew Looney, Kristin Wunderlich (then future wife of Looney) and John Cooper, then plastic pyramid pieces were made to play the game.[2][3] The first commercially available set were solid non-stackable pyramids released in 1989 with only 100 sets made.[3] The pieces were made from resin in his apartment, which upset the landlord.[4] After several years, Looney shut down Icehouse Games, Inc. and soon started another gaming company, Looney Laboratories, in 1996.[2][5]

Additional games beyond Icehouse were created including Martian Chess, Zendo, and Homeworlds.[1] Looney then created the IceTowers game which used stacking pyramids leading to a change in the pyramid pieces' specification for stacking. The four games were released as a part of Icehouse: The Martian Chess Set, which was the first Icehouse pyramid system release by Looney Labs.[3] In 2001, Icehouse: The Martian Chess Set won the Origins Award for Best Abstract Board Game of 2000.[6] Icehouse was recognized as a game system in the game design textbook Rules of Play by Katue Salen and Eric Zimmerman.[3]

By June 21, 2002, Icehouse pieces were being sold in tubes containing a stash, or 15 pyramids of a single color, with nine colors available. Labs then released the book Playing With Pyramids, which contained a dozen games by the Looneys, Cooper, Kory Heath and Jacob Davenport.[7]

In 2004, the Zendo boxed set won Best Abstract Board Game of 2003,[8] In 2005 the set won the Mensa Select Game Award.[9] While in 2007, Treehouse won the Origins Award for Best Board Game of 2006.[10]

Looney Labs relaunched the Icehouse pieces as "Looney Pyramids" with new packaging with its IceDice set in June 2011[11] followed by Pink Hijinks in December 2012.[12] By 2013, the IcehouseGames.org website listed 400 games playable with icehouse pyramids.[1]

Original prototype under the name of Pyramid Throwdown in 2015, Pyramid Arcade was launched as a Kickstarter campaign on April 5, 2016.[13] The new boxed pyramid set was funded in under 12 hours. Racking up $150 thousand total, the set shipped to supporters in fall 2016.[14]

Description

The pieces are four-sided pyramids that can nest and stack with pipping from 1 to 3 at the base. A group of three pyramids, one of each size, is called a "trio." Each "stash" or set of Icehouse pieces consists of five trios, or fifteen pyramids (variously called pieces, pyramids, or minions) of the same color and five of each three sizes:[3] five large 3-point pyramids (called "queens" in some games), five medium 2-point pyramids (sometimes called "drones"), and five small 1-point pyramids (or "pawns").{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} The stacked and nested feature is not used in the original Icehouse game, but is taken advantage of in some of the other Icehouse-based games listed below.[3]

Icehouse pieces were, for many years, sold as tubes containing one stash of durable crystal-look plastic pieces[1] in one of ten available colors (though cyan was only available through their promotional program or as part of the Ice Towers set). There was also a less expensive starter set called Origami Icehouse (later called Paper Icehouse), made of cardstock in four colors, which one punched out and folded into the pyramid shapes. In 2006, Looney Labs began selling Icehouse pieces as Treehouse sets, which are multicolored sets of 15 pyramids: five colors, each color having one each of the three sizes. Looney Labs has also sold boxed sets for Zendo and IceTowers; the latter contained cyan pieces.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} The Icehouse website also has instructions for making your own pieces. Looney Labs has licensed Crystal Caste to make regulation-sized Icehouse pieces out of semiprecious stone.[1] Beginning with its Looney Pyramids relaunch set, IceDice, the sets are packaged in pyramid shaped nylon zipper bag.[11]

Releases

Set pieces games released[15]

IceHouse Games

Icehouse (The Original Black Box)standard color stashIcehouse1989}}
Paper Icehouse ("Origami" Icehouse){{dts|1991}}
Neon stash
Xyloid Icehouse wood standard color stash 1992}}

Looney Labs stack-able

The Martian Chess Set (MCS) 2 standard color stash in plastic box Martian Chess, IceTowers, IceTraders & Zarcana[3]
Origins Award for Best Abstract Board Game of 2000[6] 		1999}}
Black Ice expansion black and clear pyramids and a Martian chessboard bandana in hemp drawstring bag None, coupon for future rule book (3HOUSE) 2000}}
Giant Cardboard Pyramids {{dts|2001}}
Icehouse Pieces monochrome stash tubes one color stash none}}
Playing with Pyramids booklet (PwP) none}} IceTowers, Thin Ice, Zendo, Martian Backgammon, Volcano, Martian Chess, RAMbots, Pikemen, Zagami, Homeworlds, Gnostica, and the original Icehouse
Zendo boxed set 2 standard color stashes, 60 glass stones (green, white, black) Zendo (w/16 starter rule cards) & ICE-7 other games reference cards{{dts|2003}}
IceTowers boxed set 2 alternate colors stashes & The Empty City book IceTowers & ICE-7 reference cards
Icehouse Pieces monochrome stash tubes gray stash none}}{{dts|2006}}
Volcano Caps 5 smalls grays none}}

Treehouse

Treehouse Rainbow one rainbow stash, a custom dieTreehouse{{dts|2006}}[12]
Treehouse Xeno one xeno stash, a custom die
3HOUSE booklet (3H) none}} Black Ice, Martian Chess, Binary Homeworlds[16] 2007}}
Pink Treehouse 1 pink stash Treehouse 2008}}

Looney Pyramids

IceDice 2 rainbow stashes, two custom dice [1] IceDice, Launchpad 23[11] 2011|6}}[11]
Treehouse (second edition) one rainbow stash, a six-sided die and a custom die, a little fabric board[1] Treehouse, Pharaoh[1] 2011|9}}
Rainbow Stash box one rainbow stash[1] none}}
Xeno Stash box one xeno stash[1] none}}
Pink Hijinks three pink trios, 3×3 grid and a custom die Pink Hijinks[1] 2012|12}}[12]
Pyramid Primer #1 booklet (PP1) none}} 13 games[1]: Black ICE, Caldera, Homeworlds, IceDice, Icehouse, IceTowers, Launchpad 23, Martian Chess, Martian Coasters, Pharaoh, Treehouse, World War 5, Zark City[17]
Pyramid Arcade (PA)90 pyramids: 10 colors (rainbow & xeno) 3 trio each; 8 mini gameboards & 3 large boards; cards: Zark City (5 suited square deck), Twin Win cards, Pyramid Arcade cards; 9 six-sided dice: 3 standard, 3 lightning, 3 others; a drawstring bag, a turn token22 games: Black Ice, Color Wheel, Give or Take, Hijinks, Homeworlds, Ice Dice, Ice Towers, Launchpad 23, Looney Ludo, Lunar Invaders, Martian Chess, Petal Battle, Petri Dish, Pharaoh, Powerhouse, Pyramid-Sham-Bo, Twin Win, Treehouse, Verticality, Volcano, World War 5, Zark City[14]2016|11|3}}
  • standard colors: red, blue, green, yellow
  • Neon colors: purple, orange, lime green, and hot pink
  • alternate colors: cyan, clear, white, purple
  • original monochrome stash tubes colors: red, yellow, blue, green, purple, orange, black, white, clear
  • rainbow colors: red, dark blue, green, yellow, opaque black[1] (standard plus black)
  • xeno colors: orange, purple, cyan, clear, white[1]

Games

As a game system, Icehouse pieces can be used to play many different abstract strategy games.[3] Most games need at least two colors, and some require other readily-available equipment such as glass stones or a checkerboard.

Game Year Publication Designer(s) description/note
Icehouse 1989}} PwP, PP1 Andrew Looney and John Cooper
Martian Chess 1999}} MCS, PwP, 3H, PP1, PA Andrew Looney[6]
Zendo 2001 PwP Origins Award: Best Abstract Board Game of 2003[8]
Homeworlds 2001 PwP, PP1, PA an abstract space battle/exploration game[1]
Binary Homeworlds 2007 3H John Cooper[16] variant of Homeworlds
IceTowers 1999 MCS, PwP, PP1, PA Andrew Looney a stacking game[3]
IceTraders 1999 MCS an early version of Homeworlds
Zarcana[3] 1999 MCS
Thin Ice 2001 PwP
Martian Backgammon 2001 PwP
Volcano 2001 PwP, PA
RAMbots 2001 PwP
Pikemen 2001 PwP
Zagami 2001 PwP
Gnostica 2001 PwP[15]
Black ICE 2007 3H, PP1, PA[16]
Treehouse 2006 Treehouse, PP1, PA a matching game; Origins Award for Best Board Game of 2006[10]
IceDice PP1, IceDice, PA
Launchpad 23 PP1, IceDice, PA collecting game[11]
Pharaoh[1] PP1, Treehouse 2nd Edition, PA
Caldera PP1
Martian Coasters PP1
World War 5 PP1, PA
Zark City PP1, PA
Pink Hijinks 2012|12}} Pink Hijinks "king of the hill" strategy[12]
Color Wheel{{dts|2016|11|3}}PA
Give or Take
Hijinks
Looney Ludo
Lunar Invaders
Petal Battle
Petri Dish
Powerhouse
Pyramid-Sham-Bo
Twin Win
Verticality

Score-keeping

Icehouse pieces can also be used as a score-keeping device or counter for non-icehouse games. For example, when scoring a Cosmic Wimpout game, a small pyramid would be worth five points, a medium pyramid worth twenty-five points, and a large pyramid one-hundred; the goal being to collect five of the large pieces (for the 500 point standard game). They could be use instead of poker chips, the denominations would be determined by size rather than color (smalls are worth one, mediums worth five, and larges valued at twenty-five, for example).

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 {{cite news|last1=Liu|first1=Jonathan H.|title=Looney Pyramids Are Back|url=http://archive.wired.com/geekdad/2013/01/looney-pyramids/|accessdate=June 8, 2015|work=Wired|agency=Geek Dad|publisher=Condé Nast|date=January 3, 2013|archiveurl=http://geekdad.com/2013/01/looney-pyramids/|archivedate=January 3, 2013}}
2. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Denise|title=The Looneys devise a game plan|url=http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/WashingtonTimes.8.27.98.html|accessdate=June 18, 2015|work=Washington Times|date=August 27, 1998}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite journal|last1=West|first1=Susan|title=The Looney Labs Experiment|journal=GAMES|volume=October 2005|url=http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/Press/200510_gamesmag.html|accessdate=June 16, 2015}}
4. ^{{cite news|last1=Ford|first1=C. Benjamin|title=Looneys working through the serious business of fun|url=http://ww2.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2002/200247/business/news/132311-1.html|accessdate=June 16, 2015|work=The Gazette|publisher=Post Community Media, LLC|date=November 22, 2002}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=History of Icehouse Games, 1987-1998|url=http://wunderland.com/icehouse/IcehouseHistory1987-98.html|accessdate=June 22, 2015|work=wunderland.com|publisher=Looney Labs|date=1998}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Micah|title=Origins Awards Announced: Pyramid Wins Best Magazine|url=http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/origins2000.html|accessdate=June 8, 2015|work=Pyramid Magazine|publisher=Steve Jackson Games|date=July 7, 2001}}
7. ^{{cite magazine |date=June 21, 2002 |title=Playing with Pyramids: 12 Games for Icehouse Pieces |url=http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=2852 |magazine=Pyramid |department=Pyramid Pick |series= |language= |edition= |location= |publisher=Steve Jackson Games |publication-date= |volume=2 |issue= |access-date=May 25, 2017 }}
8. ^1 {{cite news|title=Origins Award Winners for 2003|url=http://icv2.com/articles/games/view/5173/origins-award-winners-for-2003|accessdate=June 8, 2015|work=ICv2|date=June 28, 2004}}
9. ^{{cite web |last1=Arneson |first1=Erik |title=Mensa Select Award Winners |url=http://boardgames.about.com/od/awards/a/mensa_select.htm |website=About |accessdate=June 24, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626134309/http://boardgames.about.com/od/awards/a/mensa_select.htm |archivedate=June 26, 2015 |df= }}
10. ^1 {{cite news|title=2007 Origins Award Winners|url=http://icv2.com/articles/games/view/10881/2007-origins-award-winners|accessdate=June 8, 2015|work=ICv2|date=July 9, 2007}}
11. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|last1=Niebling|first1=William|title=Review of 'IceDice'|url=http://icv2.com/articles/games/view/19745/review-icedice|accessdate=June 10, 2015|work=ICv2|date=March 30, 2011}}
12. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last1=Niebling|first1=William|title=Review: 'Looney Pyramids'--'Treehouse' AND 'Pink Hijinks'|url=http://icv2.com/articles/games/view/24620/review-looney-pyramids-treehouse-pink-hijinks|accessdate=June 10, 2015|work=ICv2|date=December 17, 2012}}
13. ^{{cite news|title=Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: 'Pyramid Arcade'|url=https://geekdad.com/2016/04/pyramid-arcade/|accessdate=May 25, 2017|work=GeekDad|date=April 5, 2016}}
14. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last1=Liu|first1=Jonathan H.|title=Reaping the Rewards: Looney Labs' 'Pyramid Arcade'|url=https://geekdad.com/2016/10/pyramid-arcade-2/|accessdate=May 25, 2017|work=GeekDad|date=October 18, 2016}}
15. ^1 {{cite web|title=Out Of Print (OOP) Pyramid Products|url=http://wunderland.com/icehouse/BlackIce/Default.html|website=Wunderland|publisher=Looney Labs|accessdate=June 10, 2015}}
16. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=3HOUSE|url=http://wunderland.com/icehouse/3HOUSE/Index.html|website=Wunderland.com|publisher=Looney Labs|accessdate=June 10, 2015}}
17. ^{{cite web |title=Guide to Looney Pyramids |url=http://www.looneylabs.com/guide-looney-pyramids |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |work=www.looneylabs.com |publisher=Looney Labs |language=en}}

External links

  • {{url|icehousegames.com|official website}}
  • {{url|icehousegames.org}} - Fan-run community website and comprehensive game listings
  • Board Game Geek pages
    • Icehouse pieces
    • Looney Pyramids - Board game family page
  • Rules for 13 games

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