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Line 1: [[File:PyramidArcade flatfront.png\|thumbnail\|Pyramid Arcade box art]] ~~</div>~~'''Pyramid Arcade''' is not itself a single game, but a boxed retail set of pyramids and other game materials sold beginning in 2016 by Looney Labs. It is a compilation of 22 games designed for the [[Icehouse piece\|Looney Pyramid game system]] and includes ~~all~~the instructions and all necessary components to play them. Described as [[Andy Looney]]'s "Magnum Opus", Pyramid Arcade was successfully funded on Kickstarter in May of 2016 and became available to purchase from brick-and-mortar stores in November of 2016. The "Arcade" is intended to be the flagship pyramid box and has replaced the [[IceDice]] and [[Treehouse]] bags as the primary means for new players to purchase pyramids.<br>▼ ~~[[File:Cover of Pyramid Arcade rulebook.png\|thumbnail\|The cover of the [[Pyramid Arcade rulebook]]]]~~ '''Pyramid Arcade''' contains 90 pyramids in ten colors:▼ ==Contents== ▲~~'''~~Pyramid Arcade~~'''~~ contains 90the ~~pyramids in ten colors:~~following. ===Pyramids=== 90 pyramids in ten colors: three trios each of red, orange, yellow, green cyan, blue, purple, black, and white. <div style="border:2px solid #000000; background-color:#a2b1aa; border-radius:15px; -moz-border-radius:15px; padding:5px; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; width:60%"> {{PL\|::SML\|red\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|orange\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|yellow\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|green\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|cyan\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|blue\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|purple\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|black\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|:SML\|black\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|white\|~~7em~~3em}}<br> {{PL\|::SML\|red\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|orange\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|yellow\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|green\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|cyan\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|blue\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|purple\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|black\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|:SML\|black\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|white\|~~7em~~3em}}<br> {{PL\|::SML\|red\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|orange\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|yellow\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|green\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|cyan\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|blue\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|purple\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|black\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|:SML\|black\|~~7em~~3em}} {{PL\|::SML\|white\|~~7em~~3em}} <br> </div> ▲</div>It is a compilation of 22 games designed for the [[Icehouse piece\|Looney Pyramid game system]] and includes all instructions and all necessary components to play them. Described as [[Andy Looney]]'s "Magnum Opus", Pyramid Arcade was successfully funded on Kickstarter in May of 2016 and became available to purchase from brick-and-mortar stores in November of 2016. The "Arcade" is intended to be the flagship pyramid box and has replaced the [[IceDice]] and [[Treehouse]] bags as the primary means for new players to purchase pyramids. == ~~Contents~~ =Boards=== ~~Pyramid Arcade contains a total of 90 pyramids (Three [[trio]]s in ten different colors) as well as various additional components related to the featured games. These components include:~~ * A plastic [[Volcano]] board * A plastic ten-sided [[Wheel board~~]] for [[Color Wheel]] and [[Petri Dish~~]] * A folding, double-sided board with a [[World War 5]] map on one side and a 2-player [[Martian Chess]] board on the other * Two [[Lunar Invaders]] boards (one with a [[Petal Battle]] board on the one side and a [[Twin Win]] board on the other) * Six [[Looney Ludo]] boards (four with alternate colored versions on the backs, and one with a 3x3 [[Hijinks]] grid, and one with a [[Launchpad 23]] board) ===Cards=== * A five-suited [[Zark City]] deck (with Yellow Stars, Purple Spades, Red Hearts, Green Clubs, & Cyan Diamonds) * A full set of [[Twin Win]] cards for all 10 colors of Pyramids * A set of [[Pyramid Arcade cards]] which profile each game, designed to assist in game selecting ===Dice=== * Nine dice Three standard six-sided dice Line 54 ⟶ 61: Three "Lightning Dice" ** One "Treehouse Die" ===Rulebook=== [[File:Cover of Pyramid Arcade rulebook.png\|thumbnail\|The cover of the [[Pyramid Arcade rulebook]]]] The included red [[Pyramid Arcade rulebook\|76 page rulebook]] provided a brief history of the game system, explained various terminology and naming conventions, and contained rules to 22 games that can be played with only the materials included in the boxed set. These rules also referenced an additional 22 games which could be played using extra materials, such as additional pyramids, tokens, and chessboards. Players further were encouraged to invent their own games that would be playable with the included materials. These encouragements were referred to as the "Glotz" challenges. ===Other Materials=== * One drawstring bag * A metal turn token * A [[Starship Captain]] sticker * and a [[Pyramid Arcade rulebook\|76 page rulebook]] ==Trivia==