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<span style="font-size: 120%">Welcome to the IcehouseGamesLooney WikiPyramids -/ the LooneyIcehouse PyramidGames community wiki</span>
 
A site by and for those who enjoy pyramidIcehouse / Looney Pyramid games<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup>.
 
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=Welcome to IcehouseWiki – the Looney Pyramids Community Wiki=
 
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'''[[Current Events]]''' &mdash;''Summer the2023: latestNew news about this site and the games we playdomain.''
This wiki page moved to a the current new domain this summer. Work is still on going to review and keep the list of games updated. Read more about it [[Current Events|here]].
 
'''[[What Can I Play?]]''' &mdash; a list to help new players find games to play based on desired inputs<sup>[[#Footnotes|32]]</sup>
 
'''[[Storage|How Do You Store Your Pyramids?]]''' This visual list of pyramid storage solutions shows everything from paperclip-&-rubber-band methods to lovingly created custom wooden chests.
 
'''[[Games by Release Year|View All Games]]''' by [[Games by Release Year|Release Year]] or by [[Count of Games by Design Stage|Design Stage]] with descriptions to see what you can play with your pyramids.
 
'''[[Published Games]]''' &mdash; made by Looney Labs or others, the most commonly known and played pyramids games.
 
'''[[Award-Winning Games]]''' &mdash; have won awards from the hobby game industry, from within the pyramid fan community, or other game design communities.
 
'''[[Browse games|Browse games by categories and criteria]]''' &mdash; quickly peruse all of the games on the site. Pick a search criteria and get an up-to-date list of all relevant games, regardless of designer or development stage.
 
'''[[Community Games]]''' &mdash; new games by fans, for fans, in all stages of development from initial to finished.
 
 
'''[[Where can I get some pyramids|Where do I get some pyramids?]]''' &mdash; sources for acquiring pyramids of your own
 
'''[[Strategy]]''' &mdash; strategy articles for particular games, or for gaming strategy in general
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== Playing Games and Designing Games ==
[[File:PyramidArcade flatfront.png|thumbnail|The latest and greatest in Looney Pyramids: [[Pyramid Arcade]]]]
This site is notan only aexcellent resource for people who want to '''play''' games., and Itit's also a playground for people who want to '''design''' games. We use the [[Icehouse game system|Looney pyramid game system]] because it is especially versatile. The pyramids are pawns, playing cards, and poker chips rolled into one. If you play [[IceTowers]], [[Zendo]], and [[Homeworlds]], the pyramids will take on totally different roles in each game.
 
When designing games with [[Icehouse piece|Looney pyramid]]s, you are encouraged to ''break the unwritten rules'' that players are used to in other games... rules like &quot;[[:Category:Turnless|you have to take turns]]&quot;, &quot;[[Martian Chess|my pieces are in my color]]&quot;, and &quot;[[Tic Tac Doh!|you have to play on a board.]]&quot; See below for specifics on how to get seen by other readers here.
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If you have something that needs admin attention, please use their Talk pages. The template <nowiki>{{admin}}</nowiki> is also a helpful way to point out particular issues.
 
* [[User:Kataclysm|kataclysm]] is the acting Bureaucrat.
* [[User:Cerulean|Ryan Hackel]] is the most active Bureaucrat here. He handles all the day-to-day maintenance of the Wiki, its users and its content. Most concerns should be directed to him.
* [[User:Dazeysan|Jesse]] is helping with the technical side of things during the migration.
* [[User:Lambda|Brian Campbell]] is currently the webmaster of this site, and any MediaWiki or web hosting issues should be directed at him.
 
* [[User:Splooge169|Splooge169]] is a trusted spam-fighting deputy.
If you want to help administer or moderate the wiki please let us know.
 
Looking for an image that was uploaded to the prior wiki but isn't here? Check out the [[List_of_files_not_imported|List of files not imported]].
 
== Other Languages on this Wiki ==
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== Footnotes ==
 
# This site is not affiliated with [http://www.icehousegames.com IcehouseGames.com] or [[Looney Labs]], who publish and sell Looney pyramids.
# Games can be classified by number of stashes or players required, time to play, other play equipment used, and even themes and particular mechanics.