Ice Tiddly Winks
| Ice Tiddly Winks | ||
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| Designed by Karl von Laudermann | ||
| Players: | 1 - 6 | |
| Length: | unknown | |
| Complexity: | Easy | |
| Trios per color: | 5 | |
| Number of colors: | 1 per player | |
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| Good size playing surface | ||
| Setup time: | 2 minutes | |
| Random chance: | High | |
| Game mechanics: | Dexterity | |
| Status: Initial design (v1.0), Year released: 2001 | ||
Overview
Materials
One stash in a distinctive color for each player. Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4
Player 5
Player 6
Setup
The players all sit around a table, and each player takes a complete set of 15 Icehouse pieces of one color. In front of each player is an imaginary line called the start line. See Figure 1. This line can be designated by using Icehouse pieces of an unused color to mark the ends, or any other suitable means. The line can also be completely imaginary, as long as everyone is within agreement about where it would reasonably lie. After all, this is a light, friendly game.
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| Setup for 4 players on a square table | Setup for 4 players on a square table |
Each player then puts the selected stash of pieces between the start line and the edge of the table. Then players pick up one of the large sized pieces, which is henceforth designated as the "launcher." The remaining 14 pieces are the "missiles." After each player loads a missile of their choice onto the launcher (by stacking it on top), the game is ready to begin.
| ← The missile | |
| ← The Launcher |
Rules
The rules are here.
History
This game was invented in the Looney Labs room at Origins in 2001 and playtested with three other gamers there.