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IceHouse, Dalai Lama and a Cat
My set of origami Icehouse pieces
The original solid Icehouse pieces came with 60 pieces of 4 different colors each with 5 pieces of 3 different sizes.  The set that I have is the short-run glitter set.
An Icehouse set's worth of papercraft pyramids, with some extras.
The Ice House starts to melt...

Icehouse (1989)

Players
3–5
Best: 4
Playing time
20–20 min
Age
8+
6.62
Average rating
610
Ratings
2.60/5
Weight
#6195
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Andrew Looney, John Cooper
Publisher:IcehouseGames +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 5.2, Theme 3
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.2
Theme3.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Abstract StrategyReal-time

Overview

This is the game that introduced Icehouse Pieces. In December 1989, an initial test run of 100 Icehouse sets were made and sold, packaged in black boxes. Later, a few more of these handmade sets were produced, but in very limited quantities.

This game doesn't use turns, or rounds, or anything else to break up the action. Players place their pieces as quickly or slowly as they like, in attacking or defending positions. Only when time runs out or when everyone has used up all their pieces is the game scored, with people getting points for their safe defenders and successful attackers.

Stashes of Icehouse Pieces without rules, later released as Looney Pyramids, have an accessory entry here: Looney Pyramids.

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