<SOUR_GRAPES> Yeah, I noticed that on their web site about a week ago. It is so freakin close to a game I already have written up for the next Icehouse games competition (if it ever happens) that I feel a bit cheated. I'd cry foul if I had ever shown my version to anyone. The only differences between theirs and mine are that... - I used four pieces of each size instead of 3, 4, and 5, - I allowed pieces to be moved only after all pieces had been played, - I allow moving larges AND mediums. I found if you allow smalls to move, it was hard to prevent a 25th turn (after the initial 12 for each side) win. I even had the rule about a four-in-a-row counting for a win even if it appears part way through a move. Continued gedanken playtesten had moved down on my list, because A) LL is shifting from selling pyramids by-the-stash to by-the-Treehouse, and B) it still seemed a little too much like every other X-in-a-row game, especially Gobblet / Gobblet Junior. (Google those). I suspect that playing with pyramids on a Volcano board would be better that trying to pry discs out of wells, but I haven't actually tried their equipment. </SOUR_GRAPES> Ryan -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Doug Orleans <dougorleans@xxxxxxxxx> > There's a new game from Out of the Box Games called Cover Up: > > http://www.otb-games.com/coverup/ > http://www.otb-games.com/coverup/rules.html > > It's a two-player abstract strategy game with a small memory element. > I haven't played it, but I think it's worth mentioning here because it > seems perfect for two stashes of opaque Icehouse pyramids and a > Volcano board (5x5). If you like the game, though, it's probably > worth the $20 to get the custom board. > > --dougorleans@xxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > Icehouse mailing list > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse