Activator
= Activator = |Players | 2 | |Length | 20-40 minutes | |Equipment Required | single standard piecepack, . . . of the pyramids is specific to the Piecepack (Icehouse pyramids haven't got as many sizes), the rules . . .
4K - last updated 2021-05-22 07:41 UTC by Ottia
AlienCity
| Players | 2 | | Length | 40 mins | | Equipment Required | piecepack, Icehouse set | | Designer | ["Michael . . . Super Duper Games]! If you don't have an IceHouse set, you may wish to play AlienCityWithJustPiecepack . . . -- it's the same game, but replaces the IceHouse set with a second piecepack. == Rules == * . . . ---- Alien City is played with a piecepack and Icehouse pyramids together. Maybe because of the extra . . . go along. The combination of the piecepack and Icehouse looks great, in fact better than Fresh Fish . . .
9K - last updated 2022-02-16 05:29 UTC by TrevorLDavis
AlienCityTextVersion
This is an AutoGeneratedTextVersion of [[AlienCity]] = Alien City = A game for the piecepack and Icehouse . . . in place. **Equipment Needed:** * 1 piecepack * Icehouse pieces (red, blue, green) == Introduction . . . only choose three. Red, blue, and green large Icehouse pyramids are used for the towers, and piecepack . . . Components == Portions of a piecepack and some Icehouse pyramids as follows: * 20 piecepack tiles, . . . and 6 black) * 4 piecepack dice * 14 large Icehouse pyramids, 5 red, 5 blue, and 4 green * 6 small . . .
19K - last updated 2010-03-23 17:54 UTC by EricWald
AlienCityWithJustPiecepack
I was recently musing on whether it would be possible to play AlienCity with just piecepack (that is, . . . without IceHouse pieces). In addition to a standard piecepack, . . . large red, five large blue, and four large green Icehouse pieces for towers, and six small Icehouse . . . them packed in the same bag as the four basic Icehouse colors of red, green, blue, and yellow). Is . . . there a way to replace these Icehouse pieces with piecepack pieces? You can play . . .
3K - last updated 2018-11-12 05:07 UTC by RonHaleEvans
ClarkRodeffer
= Clark D. Rodeffer = |E-mail|[[MailTo(clark AT SPAMFREE redheifergames DOT com)]]| |Web Site|[http://www.redheifergames.com . . . Houston Gamers] [http://icehousegames.org Icehouse Games Wiki] [http://www.icepackgames.com . . .
31K - last updated 2020-12-28 06:03 UTC by TrevorLDavis
7 Comments on AlienCity
### 7 Comments. ### Does anyone have decent photos of the canonical piecepack/Icehouse way of playing . . . set that uses neither piecepack nor Icehouse. The photos should have a Creative Commons . . .
2K - last updated 2020-08-21 06:22 UTC by TrevorLDavis
4 Comments on MechanicStackedPyramids
### 4 Comments. ### it's interesting how many of the games using IceHouse pyramids do not stack them . . . I wonder if there's a convenient way to replace Icehouse and PiecepackPyramids in such cases. Maybe . . .
2K - last updated 2010-03-20 22:34 UTC by RonHaleEvans
15 Comments on PiecepackExpansions
### 15 Comments. ### I'm considering rewriting this page but would like to check first if people agree . . . to be adapted like Pinochle). [[https://www.icehousegames.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Single_stash . . .
17K - last updated 2020-02-18 01:33 UTC by TrevorLDavis
9 Comments on PlayByWiki
### 9 Comments. ### I just posted your news to the Piecepack Wiki front page, #piecepack on Twitter, . . . allowed in this contest (as are combo games with Icehouse Pyramids, Dominoes, and traditional playing . . .
6K - last updated 2020-02-08 01:26 UTC by JamesVipond
8 Comments on Tingle
### 8 Comments. ### Where is the Sly version? Thanks. -- [http://ron.ludism.org RonHaleEvans] 2018-06-16 . . . game systems. Jorge set out to design an Icehouse game and only afterward discovered that his . . .
4K - last updated 2018-11-13 01:12 UTC by RonHaleEvans
29 Comments on TrevorLDavis
### 29 Comments. ### Good work! -- Jessica_Eccles 2016-08-30 08:54 UTC ---- It seems to me Minishogi . . . game, as opposed to one that requires IceHouse pieces. I'm delighted that there's a complete . . .
19K - last updated 2024-09-26 18:27 UTC by TrevorLDavis
11 Comments on TrevorLDavisPBW
### 11 Comments. ### Came looking for a game and found that we had already started one -- Ultima. But . . . as moves like {{{R3x@x5}}} "place a 3-pipped icehouse piece top up at x5". {{{:}}} is taken from . . .
8K - last updated 2020-03-09 04:37 UTC by RonHaleEvans
4 Comments on Where No One Has Gamed Before Results
### 4 Comments. ### Wow! I'd like to say a huge thank you to the judges for the time they put in. And . . . expressed interest in your game on the Facebook Icehouse group than on our piecepack group, if only . . .
2K - last updated 2018-10-19 16:39 UTC by RonHaleEvans
DragonsHoard
= Dragon's Hoard = |Players | 1 - 4 | |Equipment Required | single standard piecepack, IceHouse, 2 cups . . .
1K - last updated 2022-02-16 05:31 UTC by TrevorLDavis
DragonsHoardTextVersion
This is an AutoGeneratedTextVersion of [[DragonsHoard]] {{{ Dragon’s Hoard (formerly Dragon’s Quest) . . . 3.0 Revised 07/2002A game for the piecepack and Icehouse by Ken LeyheCopyright (C) 2001 by Kenneth . . . with the most treasure before sunset. EquipmentIcehouse set – at least four colors.Piecepack set – . . . an Ace that will double the treasure theyhave.3. Icehouse Colors: If you don’t have all of the colors . . .
7K - last updated 2010-03-23 17:57 UTC by EricWald
Games
**Note:** This page is [[https://github.com/piecepackr/ppwicker | computer-generated from individual . . . | ["Michael Schoessow"] | piecepack, Icehouse set | | ["Alquerque"] | Traditional / ["Jessica . . . | ["Ken Leyhe"] | single standard piecepack, IceHouse, 2 cups or bags | | ["DualPiecepacksPoker"] . . . | ["Ken Leyhe"] | ["Piecepack Expanded"] or IceHouse, cup or bag | | ["It's_a_Weird,_Weird_Galaxy"] . . . | ["Landrush"] | ["Ken Leyhe"] | piecepack, bag, IceHouse | | ["LeyLines"] | ["James Kyle"] | single . . .
24K - last updated 2025-02-01 02:05 UTC by TrevorLDavis
GroupProjects
= The Group Projects Contest = You can read the relevant information for the sixth of the Piecepack Game . . . of Cannon * **ClarkRodeffer:** 2 stashes of Icehouse Pyramids The winners also receive custody . . .
77K - last updated 2010-03-23 15:32 UTC by EricWald
IceHouse
Icehouse: colorful pyramids you can play cool games with * http://www.looneylabs.com/looney-pyramids . . . * https://www.icehousegames.org/wiki/index.php?title=Icehouse_piece . . . There are several piecepack games that use Icehouse pieces as an accessory (a RYGB set by default . . . If one doesn't have any Icehouse pyramids one can usually substitute some PiecepackPyramids . . . wiki which were designed to be played with an Icehouse set: * [[Tingle]] * [[VirusFight]] But there . . .
2K - last updated 2018-12-03 19:07 UTC by TrevorLDavis
InterstellarConquest
= Title = |Players | 3 - 8 | |Equipment Required | ["Piecepack Expanded"] or IceHouse, cup or bag| |Designer . . .
1K - last updated 2022-02-16 05:32 UTC by TrevorLDavis
InterstellarConquestTextVersion
This is an AutoGeneratedTextVersion of [[InterstellarConquest]] {{{ Interstellar ConquestVersion 2.0 . . . Games, and Hasbro.Adapted for the piecepack and Icehouse by Ken Leyhe2-8 players ObjectiveBe the first . . . (for 5-8 players).At least 4 different colored Icehouse stashes (the more stashes the better).A bag . . . Each player randomly chooses a stash of Icehouse pieces, and then places one ofeach size on . . . these are kept private.4. The color of your Icehouse pieces, ships, determines the power of your . . .
7K - last updated 2010-03-23 17:59 UTC by EricWald
IronPiecepackDesignerContest
= Piecepack Contest #9: The Iron Piecepack Designer **CURRENTLY BEING JUDGED** = **UPDATE** Episode 2 . . . Pyramid Arcade plus 2 extra Rainbow Stashes of Icehouse pieces and Pink Hijinks, Blue Panther birch . . . standard playing cards, piecepack pyramids, Icehouse pieces, Pyramid Arcade, cloth chessboard, . . .
18K - last updated 2023-07-10 19:22 UTC by TrevorLDavis
JorgeArroyo
I'm from Madrid (Spain) and like board games in general although I love thematic games (AT) and game . . . systems such as this one or the Decktet and Icehouse I learned about this great game system years . . .
4K - last updated 2021-07-25 09:32 UTC by Ottia
Ken Leyhe
== Ken Toren Leyhe == Email: [mailto:toren@icepackgames.com] I am a computer engineer that works out . . . purchase over the web. With the advent of the IceHouse set and piecepack we decided to do a little . . . |["Colonization"]|none| |["DragonsHoard"]|IceHouse| |["Iceberg"]|none| |["InterstellarConquest"]|IceHouse| . . . |["KnightsTourRedux"]|none| |["Landrush"]|IceHouse| |["MagicMids"]|IceHouse| |["MartianTreasureHunt"]|IceHouse| . . .
2K - last updated 2010-03-23 15:32 UTC by EricWald
Landrush
= Landrush = |Players | 2 - 5 | |Equipment Required | piecepack, bag, IceHouse | |Designer | ["Ken Leyhe"] . . .
2K - last updated 2022-02-16 05:33 UTC by TrevorLDavis
LandrushTextVersion
This is an AutoGeneratedTextVersion of [[Landrush]] {{{ Landrush A game for the piecepack and Icehouse . . . with the highest value. Equipment1 piecepack2-5 Icehouse stashes each of a different color, one for . . .
3K - last updated 2010-03-23 18:00 UTC by EricWald
LocalSpellingWords
py txt url Biggar mins pdf piecepack Maximus doc Bocce Croquet Froggy Ppolf Triactor dominoes Anime Boardgaming . . . com 70s Battlebots Robo frontless Blankenship Icehouse Jumboree Le Meltdown Schoessow Wormholes Cheapass . . .
3K - last updated 2009-06-01 03:00 UTC by 192.168.1.1
LudicSynergy
= The Ludic Synergy Contest = You can read the relevant information for the second of the Piecepack Game . . . like a chess set, or easily obtained, such as an Icehouse set. An obscure, out-of-print game system . . . entries used double-six dominoes, two used an Icehouse set, one used piecepack pyramids, and one . . . by ["Michael Schoessow"][[BR]] Uses an Icehouse set CityPlanning, by ["Brad Johnson"][[BR]] . . . MagicMids, by ["Ken Leyhe"][[BR]] Uses an Icehouse set PawnsCrossing, by ["Michael Schoessow"] . . .
13K - last updated 2020-12-29 05:56 UTC by TrevorLDavis
MagicMids
= Magic Mids = |Players | 2 - 4 | |Equipment Required | piecepack, IceHouse | |Designer | ["Ken Leyhe"] . . .
2K - last updated 2022-02-16 05:33 UTC by TrevorLDavis
MagicMidsTextVersion
This is an AutoGeneratedTextVersion of [[MagicMids]] {{{ Magic Mids A game for the piecepack and Icehouse . . . the Grand-Magus. Equipment1 piecepack2 - 4 Icehouse stashes of different color, 1 for each player . . .
5K - last updated 2010-03-23 18:00 UTC by EricWald
MartianTreasureHunt
= Martian Treasure Hunt = |Players | 2 or 4 | |Equipment Required | piecepack, IceHouse | |Designer | . . .
1K - last updated 2022-02-16 05:33 UTC by TrevorLDavis
MartianTreasureHuntTextVersion
This is an AutoGeneratedTextVersion of [[MartianTreasureHunt]] {{{ Martian Treasure Hunt A game for the . . . piecepack and Icehouse by Ken LeyheVersion 1.2, 05/2002Copyright . . . the end of the game. Equipment1 piecepack set4 Icehouse stashes Setup1. Board set up depends on the . . .
3K - last updated 2010-03-23 18:01 UTC by EricWald
Martian Miners
| Players | 2-4 | | Length | 60 minutes | | Equipment Required | 1 piecepack set, 1 icehouse stash (of . . .
2K - last updated 2021-04-22 16:25 UTC by TrevorLDavis
MechanicStackedPyramids
== Stacked Pyramids == Pyramids (IceHouse or PiecepackPyramids) are stacked (and possibly unstacked) . . .
1K - last updated 2010-03-20 14:38 UTC by mark biggar
PiecepackArt
= Piecepack Art = This page is for art related to the piecepack. Other piecepack art pages: * JcdPiecepack . . . Ace of Arms. It is four times actual size. The Icehouse folks have giant Icehouse sets for conventions. . . .
3K - last updated 2021-01-01 02:39 UTC by TrevorLDavis
PiecepackCooking
| Players | 3-5 per set (2-player variant available) | | Length | 20 minutes | | Equipment Required | . . . | == Description == This game is a port for the Icehouse game Zendo to the piecepack system. A master . . .
2K - last updated 2020-12-31 23:18 UTC by TrevorLDavis
PiecepackExpansions
= Piecepack Expansions = A piecepack can be expanded in many ways. Different designers have * changed . . . components == Related game systems == * **[[IceHouse|Looney Pyramids]]**, aka Icehouse Pieces ($⚄): . . .
5K - last updated 2020-02-18 01:28 UTC by TrevorLDavis
PiecepackGlossary
[:TOP] = Glossary of piecepack Terms = Note: words in **bold** are defined elsewhere in this glossary. . . . variety of games. Examples are: **piecepack**, **Icehouse** and a deck of cards. ;gold :adj. the **color** . . . **perfect information**. [[#TOP]] [:I] = I = ;Icehouse :n. a **game system** consisting of several . . . :3) n. a dot on a standard **die**, domino, or Icehouse pyramid. ;place :1) n. used with an ordinal . . . a 5-pointed star-shaped symbol. ;stash :(from **Icehouse**) 1) n. a set of Icehouse pyramids in a single . . .
32K - last updated 2020-08-21 06:22 UTC by TrevorLDavis
RequiredEquipment
[:TOP] == Introduction == What follows is a collection of lists that are generated automatically based . . . [[#TOP]] === IceHouse === A RYGB set by default, but see the specific . . .
5K - last updated 2021-04-05 05:22 UTC by TrevorLDavis
Scavenge le
= Scavenge le = |Players | 2 - 4 | |Equipment Required | ["Piecepack Expanded"], Icehouse| |Designer . . .
1K - last updated 2022-02-16 05:38 UTC by TrevorLDavis
Scavenge leTextVersion
This is an AutoGeneratedTextVersion of [[Scavenge_le]] {{{ Scavenge A game for the piecepack by Ken Leyhe . . . you get caught. Equipment 1 piecepack set 3 5 Icehouse stashes of different colors (depending on . . .
3K - last updated 2010-03-23 18:04 UTC by EricWald
SnowmanMeltdown
= Snowman Meltdown = **a game of battling blow dryers for the piecepack and an Icehouse set or piecepack . . . | |Equipment Required | piecepack, and either an Icehouse set, or two sets of PiecepackPyramids | |Designer . . .
3K - last updated 2022-02-16 05:38 UTC by TrevorLDavis
SnowmanMeltdownTextVersion
This is an AutoGeneratedTextVersion of [[SnowmanMeltdown]] {{{ SNOWMAN MELTDOWN a game of battling blow . . . dryersfor the piecepackand an Icehouse set or piecepack pyramids (a.k.a. Snowman . . . game requires both a piecepack, and either an Icehouse set, or two sets of piecepackpyramids. Visit . . . own. Visithttp://www.looneylabs.com/ to buy an Icehouse set. Visit http://www.tjgames.com/pyramids.html . . . takes four small, fourmedium, and four large Icehouse pyramids that match her own piecepack suit, . . .
13K - last updated 2020-08-21 06:22 UTC by TrevorLDavis
StackPack
StackPack is short for "stacked piecepacks" and refers to the notion of a bigger piecepack and smaller . . . color scheme). These can be used instead of Icehouse "stashes" for a large number of [https://www.icehousegames.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page . . . Icehouse pieces games]. # One can play [[AlienCity]] . . .
7K - last updated 2022-05-30 19:47 UTC by TrevorLDavis
SteampunkPiecepack
== Steampunk Piecepack == === A kind of manifesto === I've had a lot of people tell me they outright . . . prefer the IceHouse game system to piecepack because it looks . . . of recent invention are Looney Pyramids (a.k.a. Icehouse pieces) and Piecepack Games... I have to admit, . . . associated sfnal ideas, **ice** (just from the "Icehouse" of the first Pyramidal game), and a fantasy . . . peeps and I could share, the way, for example, Icehouse fans share the Martian theme with games like . . .
5K - last updated 2018-04-19 20:08 UTC by RonHaleEvans
TaxonomyOfPiecepackGames
[:Top] = A Taxonomy of Piecepack Games = This page was inspired by the [http://web.archive.org/web/20060521164528/http://home.earthlink.net/~guardcaptain/Taxonomy.html . . . Taxonomy of Icehouse Games] page by Glenn Overby. He in turn was . . .
4K - last updated 2015-09-15 17:10 UTC by RonHaleEvans
TenBlankWhitePieceagories
= 10 Blank White Pieceagories = | Players | 2-4 (more with more piecepacks) | | Length | ? | | Equipment . . . Icehouse pyramids for the same purpose]]. Flawed but . . .
3K - last updated 2021-02-17 21:55 UTC by TrevorLDavis
TheMartianAssassinationGame
= TMAG: The Martian Assassination Game = |Players | 3-9 | |Length | 60 minutes | |Equipment Required . . . | single standard piecepack, 1 Icehouse stash per player | |Designer | ["Ken Leyhe"] . . .
2K - last updated 2020-12-28 08:34 UTC by TrevorLDavis
TheMartianAssassinationGameTextVersion
This is an AutoGeneratedTextVersion of [[TheMartianAssassinationGame]] {{{ TMAG: The Martian Assassination . . . Game A game for the piecepack and Icehouse by Ken LeyheVersion 1.2, Revised 05/2002Copyright . . . all of the bases. Equipment1 piecepack3 – 9 Icehouse stashes (1 for each player) Setup1. Set the . . .
4K - last updated 2010-03-23 18:07 UTC by EricWald
Tingle
| Players | 2-4 | | Length | 20-40 minutes | | Equipment Required | 1 piecepack; one set of piecepack . . . piecepack version: ["Tingle.pdf"] IceHouse version: ["Tink.pdf"] Sly/Realm version: ["Ting.pdf"] . . . Pyramids version is called Tink, and is on the Icehouse Games wiki under that name. The Piecepack . . . of three different game systems -- piecepack, IceHouse, and [[http://www.thegamesjournal.com/articles/GameSystems3.shtml . . . (I'm going to dub it **Psi**, for piecepack/Sly/Icehouse) is like an animal in the abstract, while . . .
6K - last updated 2020-12-26 07:31 UTC by TrevorLDavis
VassalModule
== Preface == **A new version of the piecepack module and a TON of new extensions has been released! . . . not require any special installation! === Icehouse === IceHouse pyramids. I am very happy with . . . ==== How to Use It ==== This module adds an //icehouse// option to the pieces menu. {{{Pieces -> . . . icehouse}}} will reveal a list of colours available . . . Select a colour and grab your pyramids! ===== Icehouse Pieces ===== Each piece has the following . . .
16K - last updated 2013-06-25 02:11 UTC by nupanick
VirusFight
= Virus Fight = | Players | 2-4 | | Length | 30 minutes | | Equipment Required | single standard piecepack . . . This game was originally released for the Icehouse game system. == Images == http://george.makasoft.net/piecepack/VirusFight.jpg . . . playaids for all the gamesystems (piecepack, icehouse and cards). [[VirusFightTextVersion]] == Designer . . . Notes == This was my second Icehouse design, and later I realized that it could . . .
4K - last updated 2022-05-30 16:56 UTC by TrevorLDavis
VirusFightTextVersion
Virus Fight A multi-gamesystem game by Jorge Arroyo Version 1.0, Feb 2008. (c) 2007-8 Jorge Arroyo. Email: . . . 15-30 minutes. - Introduction This was my second Icehouse design. At some point I realized it didn't . . . really require Icehouse pieces to be played, in fact it could perfectly . . . will be neutral. - IF YOU'RE PLAYING WITH ICEHOUSE PIECES: -- Computer Instructions = Icehouse . . . is playable with mixed types. Here's how you map Icehouse colors to Instruction types: --- YELLOW / . . .
12K - last updated 2018-12-03 10:47 UTC by fabiofiol
VolcanoIsland
| Players | 3-4 | | Length | 60 minutes | | Equipment Required | two piecepack sets and four Icehouse . . .
2K - last updated 2021-02-19 18:36 UTC by TrevorLDavis
Where No One Has Gamed Before Results
This is RonHaleEvans, judge of the eighth community piecepack game design contest, [[Where No One Has . . . Pyramids version is called Tink, and is on the Icehouse Games wiki under that name. The Piecepack . . . of three different game systems -- piecepack, IceHouse, and [[http://www.thegamesjournal.com/articles/GameSystems3.shtml . . . (I'm going to dub it **Psi**, for piecepack/Sly/Icehouse) is like an animal in the abstract, while . . . Tingle the piecepack game, and its Sly and Icehouse counterparts Ting and Tink -- not to mention . . .
23K - last updated 2020-12-26 07:41 UTC by TrevorLDavis
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