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Andy Looney's and John Cooper's game Icehouse ("the 100,000-year-old game from Mars") is a boardless, turnless, abstract strategy game. An Icehouse set has 60 pyramid-shaped game pieces, five each of three sizes in four colors, and additional colors are available. Rules for well over 50 different games played with Icehouse pieces are available on the Web.
1. EZ's Icehouse Page - Includes several pages on pyramid construction for "pieceniks" (people who make custom Icehouse sets).
2. Gallery of Icehouse Pieces - Pictures of hand-painted xyloid pieces by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin. Plus valuable tips on painting them.
3. How To Make Zendo Bean Bags - Instructions for constructing bags.
4. Icehouse - Official site includes games and variant information, testimonials, an FAQ, and purchasing.
5. Icehouse Games - An introduction and guide to Icehouse games. Includes links to new and recommended games found only on the Web, and other Icehouse sites.
6. Icehouse Handbook - Rules, strategies, and extras for the original Icehouse game.
7. IcehouseGames.org - A wiki for posting games, creating new games, and discussion of the game.
8. Rules PDF Archive - Rules of 16 games for download in PDF format.
9. The Martian Chessboard Section - A four player variant. Provides instructions.
10. Zarcana - A board game played with Icehouse pieces and tarot cards.
11. Zendo - A game of inductive logic using an Icehouse set. Rules, strategies, variations, philosophy.
12. Zendo Stones - Instructions for construction of stones with polymer clay.
13. Zendobun - Game variant using sentences.

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