Browse games/Five colors

This is a list of games that require five colors of pyramids to play.

For more 5-player games, see also Browse games/Colors per player

Name	Description	Min Players	Max Players	Trios per color	Other Equipment	Status
3-High	Cooperatively assemble the five trees without running out of cards.	1	4	1	Chessboard, Playing cards	Complete
Abiegnus	Rosicrucian Volcano	1	2	5	Volcano board, 5 ELBs, color die	Complete
Advanced Colonization	A game of space combat and expansion.		2	2		Complete
Alchemy ICE	Noughts and crosses with randomized "symbols" of five different types.	2	6	5	Chessboard, Opaque bag	Complete
Apophis	A real-time co-op game of saving the world from an asteroid	1	4	1	Six-sided die, Playing cards, Timer, 5 Counters	Complete
Aquarius Rising	Connect your elements to the higher planes	2	5	4	Aquarius Deck	Complete
Around & Around	Treehouse game where players race to the Safe House	2	4	1	N/A	Unknown
Attack of the Mids	A coop game similar to Flash Point: Fire Rescue	1	3	3	Custom board, Custom character cards, Color die, Treehouse die, d4	Complete
Bag of Ice	A simple push-your-luck game for many different player counts	2	12	2	Pyramid die, any score-tracking method, Opaque bag	Unknown
Battle Zone			2	3	chessboard, 3 six-sided dice	Complete
Black ICE	The 3HOUSE game of computer cracking		2	3	cloth bag, three Treehouse dice or Lightning dice	Complete
Caldera	The Volcano variant with the hole in the middle, tree collection, and power plays	2	3	6	Volcano board	Complete
Candy Capture	Earn the most points once all candy pieces are captured		2	1	Custom board, Custom cards, Candy pieces (M&M's are ideal) or beads	Initial design
CarboniteDice	A solo variant of IceDice		1	2	Pyramid die, Color die	Playtesting
Carrots and Broccoli	A abstract game about planning a garden	2	4	1 per player	Pyramid die, Color die, Chessboard, Timer (optional)	Complete
Colonization	A game of space conquest mixing light strategy and luck.	2	4	1 (2 for 3-4 players)	Treehouse die	Complete
Color Claim	Build stacks with your claimed color on top to score points.		2	2	6x5 board	Complete
Conquest of Mars	abstract wargame using pyramids, cards, and dice	2	4	3	handful of assorted polyhedral dice, playing cards	Playtesting
Crossroads	A game of placing pyramids and tracing paths	3	5	1	Paper, colored markers or crayons, string	Nearly Complete
Crosswalk			2	1	1 Six-sided die	Complete
Crystal Caverns	RPG played on a playing card dungeon map	1	5	5	Treehouse Dice, Counters	Unknown
Crystal Wars	Wargame played on Martian Coasters	2	4	5	Dice or Counters	Playtesting
Dash	Be the first to finish.	2	5	1	Custom board, Custom cards	Initial design
DogFight	A war-game with programmed movement		2	1		Initial design
Drag Race	An abstract race game of second guessing in second gear.		2	2	Chessboard, screen	Complete
Elemental Towers	A solitaire game played with an Aquarius deck		1	3	Aquarius Deck	Complete
Elementalist	Use the elements at your disposal and wage epic war against an opponent!		2	3		Initial design
European War	A variation on Andy Looney's World War 5.	2	4	3	deck of cards	Complete
The Fast and Ferocious; or, Black Ice	A racing game with multiple tracks and self-placed obstacles.	2	6	1	Three six-sided die, a 'Yes/No' chip, the board, obstacle, pointing finger, and Black Ice pieces.	Initial design
Fire-Ice-Slime	A very fast and simple, 2-player, 1 Treehouse game, similar to Rock-Scissors-Paper.		2	1		Complete
Fleet	A space fleet game	2	5	1 - 2	A few coins	Playtesting
Focus	A game that combines pyramids with Magic: The Gathering cards		2	5	Magic: The Gathering deck	Complete
Foxtrot	An abstract game of alignment	2	3	3		Playtesting
Game of Princes	The two sons of the king play a racing game to one another’s carpets with help of their servitors		2	5		Initial design
Gleebs and Grues	Absorb your enemies while trying not to be eaten by a grue.		2	1	4x4 board	Complete
Gridiron	A simple little photo safari game.	2	4	2	Playing cards	Unknown
Hexano	A variant of Volcano played on a 3x3 hexagonal board instead of a 5x5 square one		2	5	hexagonal board (PDF available)	Playtesting
Homeworlds (German)	Ein Strategiespiel um epische Weltraumschlachten	2	6	4	Spielkarten (für Original Homeworlds)	Complete
Houses of Thoth	Erecting Pyramids on Tarot cards, and vice versa	2	5	5	Tarot deck	Playtesting
Hunt	A hunt in a deadly maze	2	4	2	optional chessboard	Complete
I Have Color	A color based children's word game.	2	12	1 or 2	An opaque bag or box	Complete
Ice Caps			2	1	Volcano Board	Initial design
Ice Derby	Ice Derby is a tactical Destruction derby game.	2	4	4		Initial design
Ice Merchants	Venus is a hot place: The Place for the "in" crowd, party central for the solar system, and a tourist trap par excellance. There's just one problem. It's a HOT place...		4	5	deck of Tarot cards with numbers	Unknown
Ice Miners	A 2-player game of underground survival inspired by Settlers of Catan.		2	5	1d6	Initial design
Ice Soccer	Pyramid Soccer that works like Subbuteo	2	4	5		Initial design
Ice Stackers	A dexterous stacking race game.	2	6	1 per player	A single coin	Complete
Ice-Turn	Pyramid version of Q-Turn.	2	4	1	1 Q-Turn set, Goal tiles, Treehouse die, 1d6	Complete
IceCubed	A game utilizing IceDice components and a Mega-Volcano board: Players are randomly given opportunities for movement, attack, and supply to the board while also presented the opportunity to seek revenge and wreak havoc on their opponents.	2	4	1 per player + 1	Mega-Volcano board, ELBS (up to 2 sets), Pyramid die, Color die	Playtesting
IceDice	Players roll dice to select pieces, but roll the same color twice and lose everything you gained this turn!	2	4	1 per player	Pyramid die, Color die	Complete
Icecaster	A two-fisted spell-casting battle for 2 or more players.	2	10	1 per player	1 stash pad per player	Initial design
Iceland Volcano	Lava flows for points as the volcano erupts!	1	4	5	Volcano board	Complete
Ikkozendo	A Zendo variant with a limited number of pyramids and players	2	100	1	2 colors of marking stones (1 of each)	Complete
Initiative	An abstract fencing game of perfect information.		2	2	Pyramid die	Playtesting
Jewellers	Our jewelry has always been taken care of by masters from Florence, Italy, the famous Piccolo-Espresso family.	2	8	1	poker cards	Complete
Juxtapose	Players play a 'tic-tac-toe'-like game using a 4x4 board and a single stash of pieces from a common pool.	2	4	1	4x4 board	Unknown
Kumbha	Aquarius for IceHouse	2	5	3	Envelope, some Paper, Opaque bag	Playtesting
La Columna de Trajano	An abstract strategy board game of elimination for Icehouse		2	3	9x2 board	Unknown
La Linterna de Lisi­crates	An abstract strategy game of stacking		2	3	Martian coasters	Playtesting
Launchpad 23	The challenge: Be the first to build a complete and balanced 5 stage rocket! The problem: Rocket parts roll out of the factory on a random schedule and are often misrouted to other launchpads!	2	4	2	Pyramid die, Color die, 3x3 grid	Complete
Leech	Capture your opponents' pieces and their score	2	4	2	Chessboard and 1 card for each color	Initial design
Lockpick	A solitaire lock-picking challenge		1	1	Color die, six-sided die, Zark City deck	Complete
Logistics	A game of Logistics in progress		2	4	8-10 index or playing cards	Playtesting
MadRobots	A rough initial design	2	8	3	chessboard, timer, player screen	Initial Design
Magma	Jumpy patience on a Volcano board	1	2	5+	Volcano board, opaque bag	Unknown
Mandala	A deceptively simple game of set collection	2	5	5	unique token per player	Complete
Martian 12s	The Martian version of Blackjack, played in casinos all over Mars!	2	5	2	Opaque bag	Complete
Martian 8-Ball	Five-handed Martian Coasters for two!		2	1	Treehouse die, six-sided die, Martian Coasters, Black Martian Coaster	Complete
Martian BattleSpires	Martian BattleSpires is a game of domination by advantage.		2	5	A volcano board would be handy but not required.	Playtesting
Martian Coaster Chaturanga	Martian Chess-like game; get the most points at end	2	4	1	Set of Martian Coasters, Treehouse die	Complete
Martian Gunslinger	An abstract Western theme boardgame with a checkerboard	2	4	2	Deck of Playing cards, Chessboard, One Six-sided die (d6) per player plus one extra die, and a potato	Nearly Complete
Martian Pachinko	A Martian pachinko game for two		2	5	Marking stones in 2 colors, Opaque bag	Initial design
Martian Tanks	Skill based based with pyramids	2	10	1 per player	poker chips	Unknown
Martian Trickery	A trick-taking game where you earn pyramids by winning tricks	3	4	1	One deck of standard playing cards and a way to keep score	Initial design
MartianWhist	Resolving a trick in Martian Whist		2	2	Opaque bag, Color die	Playtesting
Nickel	Use strategy to form a line or L shape on a colorful, randomly-generated board		2	2, 5 preferably	5x5 grid, 12 tokens in two colors	Complete
Nile	Use your workers to build the great pyramids of Egypt		2	5	Chessboard, 3 six-sided dice, 5-6 "Favor" tokens	Complete
Nimbus	A multiplayer combinatorial game with an icy association to the game Nim.	2	10	3	Chessboard	Playtesting
Nimitz	A multiplayer combinatorial game with a very loose association to the game Nim.	2	6	1	1 Martian Coaster or 1 Volcano Board	Initial design
Node Wars	The metagame of playing the three (or four) games of the Node Wars trilogy, simultaneously or in sequence.	2	3 or more	1	6x6 grid	Initial design
Nothing Beats a Large	A simple and quick single Treehouse set game with goals	2	5	1	Twin Win deck	Complete
One Square at a Time to the Capture	Advance to capture the giant.	2	4	1	Six-sided die, Custom board, Custom cards	Playtesting
Penguin Football		2	4	5		Initial design
Penguin Soccer (French)	Un festival de glisse pour 2 joueurs		2	1	Échiquier	Complete
Pentachrome	Form chains by color or size to earn points		2	1	discs or poker chips	Initial design
Plutonian Poker	Poker (sort-of) but with more stacking and pyramids. Played with 2 or more people.	2	6	1 per player + 1		Complete
Powerhouse	Collect exactly five pyramids in one size but five different colors.	2	5	3	Drawstring bag, Any three dice	Complete
Push-Pull	A single-stash game for 2 or 4 designed for play with a Treehouse set. It is similar in some ways to Rock-Paper-Scissors and the Prisoner's Dilemma.	2	3	1	Volcano board	Complete
Pyramid Ball	A game of sports and programmable movement		2	3	chessboard, timer, player screen	Complete
Pyrinoes	Dominoes, with extra pyramids		2	3	A set of double-6 dominoes, a bit of space and something to keep score	Complete
Quinto	A strategy game based on Quarto		2	5	Volcano board	Complete
Race to the Top	A combination of several non-pyramid games.	3	10	5	Game board, traditional deck of cards, Would You Rather cards, 1 small icehouse piece.	Initial design
Rat Patrol	A precursor to the game Turtler	2	6	1	80 specialized cards, chessboard, D8	Initial design
Robot Battle Arena	Robot battles. In an arena. OF DEATH.	2	5	1	Two Six-sided dice	Complete
Rosicrucian Chess	occult chess variant a.k.a. Enochian Chess	2	4	4	conventional die (optional), Chessboard	Complete
Rummy Towers	Rummy towers is a rummy game using pyramids instead of tiles or cards.	2	4	4	Opaque bag, Player screens	Initial design
Scavenge	Icehouse/piecepack hybrid game of hoarding the "good stuff" at a junkyard.	2	4	5	piecepack set	Unknown
Scrambled Volcano	variation of Volcano published by Looney Labs	2	5	5	Volcano caps, Volcano board, Opaque bag	Complete
Skurðir	An Icehouse Transportation Game	2	5	3	None	Complete
Sky Rise	A game of hidden agendas and tower construction	2	5	3	A deck of playing cards, Twin Win cards, Turn token, Paper and pencil	Complete
Small Flags	Twin Win-like game - move upper pyramid to fit your goals	2	4	1	3x3 board	Complete
Snail Invasion	Tiny invasive species vs gardener, who will prevail?	1	2	1	3x4 or 3x3 Board, 2 Dice	Complete
The Sniper	Survive an abduction by outwitting The Sniper		4	1	Six-sided die, Playing cards, Timer, 5 Counters	Initial design
Snowball Fight!	A war game where you try to capture all the pieces.	2	8	3		Initial design
Solomids	A solo game of stacking, sliding, and swapping		1	3		Complete
Sphinx's Paw	Escape from monsters beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza	2	4	1	Chessboard, Playing cards, Six-sided die	Playtesting
Spore	Move invaders and launch spores to capture villagers.		2	2	Volcano board	Complete
Stack Control	Capture and eliminate enemy pyramids so that you control the most stacks.	2	5	5	Chessboard	Complete
Stack Control (Polish)	Gra strategiczna, gracze budują wieże z unikalnych elementów.	2	5	5	szachownica	Complete
Stacktrices	A game of fighting enacted within a digital matrix		2	4	7x7 board (a chessboard minus two rows) and a stash pad or space for the trading post	Complete
Super Death Ray	Use fighter ships, thievery, super death rays, and a clone army to destroy your opponent's inter-planetary empire.	2	3	5	Turn Token, 5 White Volcano Caps (for 3-Player Games)	Playtesting
Switch House!	A game of stealing and chance.	3	10	1 per player	One board per player, two special six sided dice (perhaps IceDice?).	Initial design
Take It Or Leave It	A "Press Your Luck" style Treehouse game	2	6	1	Opaque bag, Dealer chip, Pencil and paper	Unknown
ThreeStone	Try to build stacks that match your secret goal stacks.		2	3	a stash pad, a bag to draw pyramids from, shields	Initial design
Timberland	Treehouse meets Volcano; tipping and hopping shared pieces for points	2	4	2	Volcano board, 2 Treehouse dice	Complete
Topple	Be the last with pieces still standing	3	5	2	1 six-sided die	Initial design
Toripoka	A set-collecting, bluffing card game based loosely on Three Card Poker.		2	1	Playing cards, Opaque bag	Complete
Torres de Asedio	Open a gap in enemy walls to take your army across the board	2	4	5	Martian coasters	Playtesting
Tour de Pyramide	a bicycle race simulation set in the French mountains	1	6	1 to 5	tokens, Playing cards	Complete
Tower Defense	Defend your headquarters		2	1	coin	Unknown
Traffic Tyrants	A pyramid game inspired by a children's game of traffic lights		2	4	3x7 board	Playtesting
Transformartian	Create grid formations with colored pyramids	2	4	5	5x5 board, writing paper, Opaque bag	Complete
Tree House Rush	Around to the finish.	2	4	1	1 die	Initial design
Treehouse Snakes and Ladders	Snakes & Ladders with pyramids, real decisions, and lots of player interaction.	2	5	1	A Snakes & Ladders game board; two dice, d6 or d8	Playtesting
Triangulation	A war-game with programmed movement	2	4	1	beads, ruler	Initial design
Twin Win	A simple and quick pattern matching game with changing goals.	2	3	1	3x3 board; Twin Win deck	Complete
Undercut	In Undercut, players try to bid low to get pieces with the lowest value.	3	5	5	1 marker per player, 1 or 3 bags to draw pieces from, pen and paper	Complete
Unocitta	A Zark City variant using a deck of Uno™ cards	2	5	3	Uno deck	Complete
Virus Fight	A game of combat between two ever changing computer programs	2	5	1 per player	5x5 or 6x6 Board, optional play-aids and hollow pawns/volcano caps/TH set of different type (as long as all the others are equal).	Complete
Virus Fight (Spanish)	Un juego de combate entre virus informáticos	2	5	1 por jugador	Tablero de 5x5 o 6x6. Ficheros de ayuda opcionales y peones huecos/pirámides pequeñas de otros colores no usados/Volcano Caps.	Complete
The Wilds of Mars	A simple little photo safari game.	2	4	2	A deck of playing cards	Complete
World War 5	A simplified Risk-like game of global conquest	2	4	3	special board, six six-sided dice	Complete
X Spectrum	Combine and Conquer		2	2	Chess Board	Playtesting
Yshuis	An abstract strategy game for two or more players (inspired by the game Y.)	2	6	1	1 "Official" Y board.	Initial design
Zendo-Tao	Zendo masters take small steps along the path to discover the one true secret rule.	2	100	5	wiki	Unknown
Ziggurat Demolition Throwdown	A game of angry magic for pyramids and the Decktet	2	5	1 per color per player	Decktet	Complete
Zoning Out	Solo game of urban zoning under constraints	1	99	3	Opaque bag	Complete