Stash pad

Stash pads hold pieces out of play in this scene from an Icehouse tournament.

A stash pad is any convenient object or area on which you can place your Icehouse pieces to distinguish those that are in your stash from those that are in play. In a restaurant, for example, you might use a table napkin (serviette) or menu as a stash pad.

Many people come up with signature ways of arranging their pieces on their stash pad, for ease of access or simply for aesthetic appeal. Eeyore has collected several of these designs at his Icehouse Signatorium