- Treehouse (game)
Infobox Game
title = Treehouse
image_link =
image_caption = Initial position showing the House (white) and four players (Xeno colored set)
designer =Andrew Looney
publisher =Looney Labs
players = 2–4
ages = All ages
setup_time = < 5 minutes
playing_time = 5–10 minutes
random_chance = High
skills =Pattern recognition
bggid = 21955"Treehouse" is a game in which players try to get their configuration of
Icehouse pieces to match the central configuration, shared by all players. The rolling of the special "Treehouse Die" tells the player what kind of move to make to change his own or the central configuration, and then he does so to best move towards the goal."Treehouse" was invented by
Andrew Looney in2006 and is sold byLooney Labs . It reflects a change in marketing of Icehouse pieces by Looney Labs, in order to try and improve salesCitation
last = Looney
first = Andy
author-link = Andy Looney
last2 =
first2 =
author2-link =
title = Looney News
date = 2006-02-09
year = 2006
url = http://wunderland.com/WhatsOld/2006/WN.02.09.06.html
accessdate = 2007-08-06] and has become the basis for further marketing of the product. It is sold in two color variants: Rainbow (consisting of black (opaque), blue, red, green, yellow) and Xeno (consisting of white (opaque), purple, cyan, orange, clear). In 2007, "Treehouse" won theOrigins Award for best boardgame of 2006. [http://www.originsgames.com/aagad/awards/winners 33rd Annual Origins Award Winners] ]Play
To start, each player is assigned three pyramids, one of each size, stacked on top of one another, in a configuration commonly called a "tree". Another trio of neutral pyramids (called the "House") is placed in the center of the table, in a different arrangement. The objective is to arrange your three pyramids to match the house. However, you are only allowed to maneuver your pyramids as dictated by the roll of a special die.
References
External links
* [http://www.looneylabs.com/whybuy/treehouse.html "Treehouse" product page] at Looney Labs
*bgg|21955|"Treehouse"
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