Andrew Looney

Andy Looney is the inventor of the Icehouse game system, which he conceived of in his novel The Empty City. Andy is the Chief Designer of Looney Labs, which he co-owns along with his wife, Kristin.

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Andy's game designs include:

Icehouse ~ co-designed with John Cooper - 1987
Martian Chess - 1995
Trice - 1995
Igloo - 1996
Gridlock - 1996
IceTowers - 1999
Hailstorm - 2002
StarRunners - 2005
Treehouse - 2006
Martian Coasters (aka Looney Ludo) - 2006
Black ICE - 2007
Twin Win - 2007
Zark City - 2008
World War 5 - 2008
Petri Dish 2008
IceDice - 2009
Build it First (unfinished) - 2009
Nothing Beats a Large - 2009
Powerhouse - 2010
Pharaoh - 2010
Sandships - 2010
Petal Battle - 2010
Launchpad 23 - 2010
Pink Hijinks - 2011
Pyramid Shambo - 2011
Lunar Invaders (aka Cosmic Coasters) - 2011
Give or Take - 2012
Color Wheel - 2014
Verticality - 2015
Lava Flows - 2017
Nomids - 2018
IceToids - 2018
The Closest Ghost - 2019
Ice Station 2020 (unpublished) - 2019
Bowler Rink - 2019
Peaceful Homeworlds - 2021
Jinxx - 2023

... plus and a bunch of non-Icehouse games.

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Andy gives a special medal to anyone who can beat him at Homeworlds. Here’s the current list of medal holders:

John Cooper
Russell Grieshop
Tim Seiger
Joshua Kronengold
Dayle Hodge
Rob Bryan
Tom Eigelsbach
Josh Drobina
Shel West
Wil Allyn
Laurie Menke
Leila Zucker
Paul Petersen
Matt Fantastic
Sydnie Steele
Alex Everington
Croix Gyurek
Bonnie Brett
Zac Clark
Jonathan Baker

One of these medals has also been lost. It was pinned to a plush Owlbear who went missing at Burning Man 2017. We’re hoping Commander Owlbear has been having grand adventures and will someday return home, still wearing his medal.

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For more information about Andy, check out his blog.