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'''[[Current Events]]'''
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?]]''' — a list to help new players find games to play based on desired inputs<sup>[[#Footnotes|
'''[[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]]''' — made by Looney Labs or others, the most commonly known and played pyramids games.
'''[[Award-Winning Games]]''' — 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]]''' — 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]]''' — 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?]]''' — sources for acquiring pyramids of your own
'''[[Strategy]]''' — 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
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 "[[:Category:Turnless|you have to take turns]]", "[[Martian Chess|my pieces are in my color]]", and "[[Tic Tac Doh!|you have to play on a board.]]" See below for specifics on how to get seen by other readers here.
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=== Designing Games ===
The Looney pyramids are fertile ground for game designers, and new games for pyramids are being created [[
If you have created a pyramid game, make a page for it on this wiki. Add your game to [[Template_talk:Count_of_games|the master list]] and to the [[Community Games]] page. Please add [[:Special:Categories|Categories]] to your game, so that others can find it based on their tastes and available equipment. Don't forget to tell the rest of the pyramid community about your new creation. If you do, you will get helpful feedback on how to improve your design from a group that has a lot of experience at testing new ideas.
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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:Dazeysan|Jesse]] is helping with the technical side of things during the migration.
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
# Games can be classified by number of stashes or players required, time to play, other play equipment used, and even themes and particular mechanics.
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