Browse games/Five players

There are 154 games playable with five people.

Name	Description	Min Players	Max Players	Number of colors	Trios per color	Other Equipment	Game Mechanics	Status
Agnostica	Agnostica, a simplified version of Gnostica, involves capturing territory on an evolving board made up of Zark City cards.	2	5	1 per player	3 (5 for the complex game)	deck of Zark City cards, Color die	Modular board, Card game	Complete
Alchemy ICE	Noughts and crosses with randomized "symbols" of five different types.	2	6	5	5	Chessboard, Opaque bag	Unknown	Complete
Alheimur	An Icehouse space exploration game that uses an Aquarius deck.	2	8	2	5	Aquarius deck, 3d6	None	Playtesting
Amoeba	A science themed game with an ever-increasing board size.	2	6	1 per player	5	16 Poker Chips per player	Placement, None	Complete
Aquarius Rising	Connect your elements to the higher planes	2	5	5	4	Aquarius deck (any vintage)	Placement, Hidden information	Complete
Armada 2K	In Armada 2K, fleets of warships do battle on the open seas.	2	10	1 per player	5	Chits to act as damage markers	Unknown	Complete
Ascendancy	A turn-based game of tower building.	2	5	1 per player	5	2 dice, flat surface	Unknown	Playtesting
Atom Smasher	A game of dexterity inspired by billiards, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrom carrom, and marbles	2	100	1	1	One token per player, some form of relatively smooth playing surface	Dexterity, Turn-based	Complete
Ballistic Wars	A pure strategy game of knocking down enemy walls	3	6	4	5	toothpick	Unknown	Playtesting
Bottoms Up	not given	4	6	6	5	Bag	Unknown	Playtesting
Builders of R'lyeh	Constructing the drowned city of Cthulhu	1	5	1 per player + 1	5	dice, "floor cards" of various shapes	Stacking, Dexterity	Complete
Catapults	In Catapults, each player builds a castle and then tries to tear down the castles of the other players.	1	10	1 per player	5	None	Unknown	Playtesting
Centrifice	Centrifice is a hurling match, introducing a new mechanic for stackable Icehouse pieces: Centrificeing (hurling your Icehouse pieces with the help of other Icehouse pieces).	1	100	1	5	None	Unknown	Playtesting
Chain Reaction	Fire 'particles' at 'atoms' and direct the chain reaction to let you capture pieces	2	6	6	5	Volcano board	Placement, Stacking	Playtesting
Chaos	Collect all 10 colors	2	5	10	5	D10s	Unknown	Playtesting
Civil-ice-ation		3	6	7	5	chessboard, playing cards, pawns, tokens, opaque bag	Unknown	Complete
Cliff Mining	Use your deduction skills to work out what's in the cliff	3	5	1 per player + 1	2	opaque screen per player, opaque bag, box, pencil, paper	Hidden Information, Deduction	Playtesting
Color Wheel	Try to connect all same colored pyramids before time runs out!	1	5	10	3	Wheel board	Puzzle, Cooperative	Complete
Coup	Take over a small country	3	5	1	5	2 decks of cards, jokers, tokens	Unknown	Initial design
CrackeD ICE (Polish)	Gra zręcznościowa, stąpając po lodzie należy uważać, by się nie załamał.	2	5	1 na gracza	5	płyta CD, dodatkowa duża piramidka	Gra zręcznościowa, Dokładanie piramidek	Complete
CrackeD Ice	Don't tip the ice floe!	3	5	1 per player	5	an old CD; one extra large pyramid	Dexterity, Balance	Complete
Crossroads	A game of placing pyramids and tracing paths	3	5	5	1	Paper, colored markers or crayons, string	Placement, Path Tracing	Nearly Complete
Crystal Caverns	RPG played on a playing card dungeon map	1	5	5	5	Treehouse Dice, Counters	Board	complete?
Crystal Formation	Create crystals formed into trees while trying to influence the development of your opponents nodes.	2	6	1 per player	5 or more	Chessboard	Unknown	Complete
Crystal Habit	A game of mineralogy. Create crystal composites of different sizes and composition.	2	5	2 to 5	3 to 5		Stacking	Initial design
Crystal Traders	Trade crystals with people from other worlds	3	6	4	5	timer	Unknown	Playtesting
The Crystal in my Pocket	A collaborative fiction game	3	8	4	5		Unknown	Initial design
Dash	Be the first to finish.	2	5	5	1	Custom board, Custom cards	Unknown	Initial design
Dectana	Territory game like Zarcana/Gnostica, but using the Decktet	2	5	1 per player	3	Two Decktets	Territory Control, Hand Management	Complete
Der Marsigelwettkampf	A prickly pyramid game	2	13	1 per player	1	1 six-sided die	Stacking, Freeform board	Complete
Dodger	Catch the Fugitive in an ever changing landscape.	2	10	3	5		Unknown	Initial design
Dog Eat Dog	An abstract game of strategy and luck for 2 or more players	2	8	4	5	six-sided dice	Unknown	complete?
E, the Game of Martian Chinese Checkers		2	6	1 per player	5	hex board	Unknown	Complete
Efni	Use pyramids to win Fluxx goals	2	6	1 per player	5 or less (depending on number of players)	Fluxx deck	Set collection, Hidden information	Complete
The Fast and Ferocious; or, Black Ice	A racing game with multiple tracks and self-placed obstacles.	2	6	5	1	a 'Yes/No' chip, the board, obstacle, pointing finger, Black Ice pieces., Three six-sided die	Race	Initial design
Fleet	A space fleet game	2	5	5	1 - 2	A few coins	Unknown	Playtesting
Geodeto	Planet Earth is full of beautiful and interesting places.	2	6	6	1	Pyramideto cards	Unknown	Complete
Geomancy	The Game of Casting and Recasting	2	6	1 per player	5	chessboard	Unknown	complete?
Give or Take		2	10	1	1 per player (3 minimum)	Pyramid die	Set collection, Trading	Complete
Gnostica	Gnostica, an updated version of Zarcana, involves capturing territory on an evolving board made up of Tarot cards.	2	6	1 per player	5	deck of Tarot cards	Modular board, Card game	Complete
GravityPlane	A 2-8 player variant on Martian Coasters	2	8	1 per player	1	Two Martian Coaster Sets	Unknown	Playtesting
Great Game of Guessing	series of cards which need be guessed correctly	3	100	1 per player	5	timer/stopwatch	Unknown	Complete
Hailstorm	a very random betting game	2	10	4+	5	large flat surface, opaque container	Unknown	Complete
Homeworlds	A strategy game of starships, transformation, and negotiation	2	6	4	5	Homeworld markers (optional), good/evil markers (optional)	Unknown	Complete
Homeworlds (German)	Ein Strategiespiel um epische Weltraumschlachten	2	6	5	4	Spielkarten (für Original Homeworlds)	Unknown	Complete
Houses of Thoth	Erecting Pyramids on Tarot cards, and vice versa	2	5	5	5	Tarot deck	Accumulation, Construction	Playtesting
I Have Color	A color based children's word game.	2	12	5	1 or 2	An opaque bag or box	Draw, Abstract	Complete
Ice Boule	Play a game of Boule with your Icehouse pieces and using the Centrifice-mechanic.	1	10	1 per player + 1	5	None	Unknown	Playtesting
Ice House Bowling	A game using IceHouse pieces for bowling.	2	100	4	1	blank sheet of paper for scores, 2 six-sided dice	Unknown	Initial design
Ice Market	A real-time trading game	3	6	4	5	poker deck, pen, paper, timer	Unknown	Complete
Ice Palace	A game of simple mechanics but complex interactions where players compete to win “hands” and ultimately control the construction of the Ice Palace.	3	6	1 per player + 2	5	A smooth surface; an opaque bag, a marker	Placement, Pyramid draw	Complete
Ice Pirates		2	5	1 per player + 2 (opaque)	5	1 postcard per player, a few chits or markers	Unknown	complete
Ice Points	A fun game where you try to get the most points by the end of the game.	5	8	1 per player	5	A deck of regular playing cards.	Unknown	Initial design
Ice Stackers	A dexterous stacking race game.	2	6	5	1 per player	A single coin	Unknown	Complete
Ice Storm		3	5	1 per player	5	chessboard, optional scoring board	Unknown	Complete
Ice Tiddly Winks	A quick dexterity game with simultaneous play	1	6	1 per player	5	Good size playing surface	Dexterity	Complete
Ice3		1	100	4	5	chessboard	Stacking	complete?
IceGolf	Icehouse Golf, using a stash tube as Club	1	100	1+	1+	Martian Coasters (optional), Treehouse tube	Dexterity	Complete
IceTowers	Control the most valuable towers	2	6	1 per player	5	playing surface	Stacking pyramids, Turnless	Complete
IceTraders	Starships battle for Good and Evil	2	6	4	5	playing surface	Unknown	complete?
Icebomb Arena		4	5	4	5	Chessboard	Unknown	Initial design
Icecaster	A two-fisted spell-casting battle for 2 or more players.	2	10	5	1 per player	1 stash pad per player	Dexterity, Turnless	Initial design
Icehouse	Icehouse is a real time game with a freeform board, with players placing attacking and defending pieces as rapidly or as cautiously as they want. But don't go into meltdown!	3	5	1 per player	5	1 stash pad per player, optional timer	Real time, Freeform board	Complete
Icehouse Null Game	The Game of Playing with Pyramids	1	100	0	0	none	Unknown	complete?
Ikkozendo	Players achieve satori when they discover the secret rule that explains which koans have the elusive Buddha-nature	2	100	5	1	2 colors of marking stones (1 of each)	Inductive logic, Turn-based	Complete
Kumbha	not given	2	5	5	3	An Envelope, an Opaque Bag, some Paper	Unknown	Playtesting
Landing Zone	Crash land your ship to get the diamonds	2	5	1 per player	2	A large-ish flat surface 4 Zendo Stones( 1 in a differnt color from the other 3	Dexterity	Complete
Landrush	Compete to own the land worth the greatest value.	2	5	1 per player	5	1 Piecepack set (dice, coins, tiles)and 1 bag.	Unknown	complete?
Leaning Towers	Build Out Build Up	2	10	1 per player + 1	5	playing surface maybe a newspaper	Unknown	Complete
Limn	A Balderdash-style bluffing game	4	10	4	5	writing paper, scissors	Unknown	Playtesting
Looney Ludo	Navigate an ever-changing maze and collect the right pieces to win	2	6	1 per player	1	2 Six-sided dice, Treehouse die, Looney Ludo boards	Dynamic board, Stacking	Complete
MadRobots	An rough initial design	2	8	5	3	chessboard, timer, player screen	Programmable Movement	Initial Design
Mandala	A deceptively simple game of set collection	2	5	5	5	unique token per player	Set collection, Perfect information	Complete
Martian 12s	Played in Casinos all over Mars	2	5	5	2	Opaque bag	Unknown	Complete
Martian Bowling	A dexterity game with random setup	2	6	4	5		Dexterity, Random Setup	Complete
Martian Canals	A placement and capture game of Martian stone circles and pyramids.	2	12	1 per player	5	5 Gaming Stones per player in that player's color, 3 Fudge Dice, A 7x13 board	Placement, Capture	Complete
Martian Coasters	The Beverage-Coaster Treehouse Board Game	2	6	1 per player	1	Looney Ludo boards or Martian Coasters, Six-sided die, Treehouse die	Dynamic board, Stacking	Complete
Martian Coasters (Polish)	Gra rozgrywająca się na podkładkach Martian Coasters	2	6	1 na gracza	1	podkładki Martian Coasters	Podkładki, Rzuty kością	Complete
Martian Colonists	A resource gathering race, vaguely inspired by Settlers of Catan and a set of dice that match the colours of Icehouse pyramids	2	8	1 per player + 1	5	Piecepack: 1-3 sets. Some coloured dice, see rules. Aquarius. Opaque bag.	Unknown	Initial design
Martian Pachisi	An Icehouse version of Pachisi	2	10	1 per player	5	One die (d6 recommended).	Unknown	complete
Martian Quilting	Assembling pyramidal pieces	2	6	1 per player	5	4x4 board, "needle" token	Unknown	complete?
Martian Race	Be the first to have your family go up in the rocket and down in history!	2	5	1 per player	5	chessboard	Unknown	Complete
Martian Risk	Martian armies invade Earth	3	6	1 per player	5	any large map, 25 tokens, D4s	Unknown	Complete
Martian Shuffleboard	A game of dexterous strategy for 2 to 10 players.	2	10	1 per player	1	A table or large game board off of which pieces can slide	Dexterity, Turn-based	Playtesting
Missile Command	Use your Missile Batteries offensively to uncover and eliminate enemy Presidents while at the same time defending your own President from attack.	2	10	10	4 per player	Several tokens small enough to fit entirely inside a small pyramid	Unknown	Complete
Moon Shot	A game of dexterous strategy for any number of players.	1	100	1	1	A smooth surface; one Treehouse tube (or one tube per player for the turnless variation)	Dexterity, Miniatures	Complete
Munabo	A real-time game played on a napkin	2	10	1 per player	5	Napkina timer	Unknown	Complete
Nimbus	A multiplayer combinatorial game with an icy association to the game Nim.	2	10	5	3	Chessboard	Placement, Capture	Playtesting
Nimitz	A multiplayer combinatorial game with a very loose association to the game Nim.	2	6	5	1	1 Martian Coaster or 1 Volcano Board	Placement, Stacking	Initial design
Nomice	An Icehouse/Nomic hybrid game.	2	10	At least 1 per player. The more, the better for a dynamic game	At least 1 per player, or as established by players	As decided per game	Unknown	complete?
Nomids	A fast and very easy game with a simple goal: get rid of all your pyramids first. First player with no 'mids wins!	2	10	10	1	Lightning die	Unknown	Complete
Nothing Beats a Large	A simple and quick single Treehouse set game with goals	2	5	5	1	Twin Win deck	Rock-Paper-Scissors, Hidden information	Complete
Oi! That's My Phish!	A tile collection game inspired by Hey! That's My Fish.	2	9	1 per player	1	1 Piecepack set per three players. All the plastic cards in your wallet.	Pyramid sliding, Tile collecting	Initial design
Pantopia	Pantopia is a game of territorial struggle, shifting fortune, and elemental magic.	2	5	1 per player	5	two Aquarius decks	Unknown	complete?
Pass The Pyramids	A "Dicehouse" game for 3 to 5 players.	3	5	1 per player	1	18 to 30 tokens	Unknown	Complete
Penguin Marathon	An epic race on the slippery Martian slopes	2	5	1 per player	1	Martian Coasters	Unknown	Playtesting
Petri Dish	Bacteria fight for dominion inside a Petri Dish	2	10	1 per player	3	Wheel board, Three Lightning dice, Extra token	Unknown	Complete
Plutonian Poker	Poker (sort-of) but with more stacking and pyramids. Played with 2 or more people.	2	6	5	1 per player + 1		Stacking	Complete
Polymer Chains	Create Big Molecules at Home	2	10	1 per player + 1	5	Poker Chips, Opaque Bag	Unknown	Initial design
Powerhouse	Collect exactly five pyramids in one size but five different colors.	2	5	5	3	Drawstring bag, Any three dice	Semi-random draw	Complete
Precary-Ice	A dexterity game like Jenga	2	5	4	5	D6	Dexterity	Complete
PyLiPo		3	5	3 to 4	2	Chessboard, several gaming stones or tokens of at least five different colors or styles, Scrabble tiles, one six-sided die. Optional: a dictionary, a timer, some printed material.	Movement, Creative Writing	complete?
Pyramid Punch	A quick game of pyramid combat.	2	5	1 per player	1	gaming stones, modular 2x2 tiles, Six-sided dice	None	complete?
Pyramid Shambo	Tournament-style Rock Paper Scissors (aka Roshambo), with pyramids used as scoring chips.	2	10	1 per player	1	none	Unknown	Complete
Quintazone	An Icehouse/Aquarius hybrid	2	5	1 per player	2+ (more needed for fewer players)	Aquarius deck	Tile-laying, Placement	Complete
Quintazone-Chaser	Further play to follow on a game of Quintazone	2	5	1 per player	5 (fewer with more players)	Aquarius deck (newer version is better), unique token for each player, Color die	Race, Capture	Complete
Race to the Top	A combo game.	3	10	5	5	Game board, traditional deck of cards, Would You Rather cards, 1 small icehouse piece.	Unknown	Initial design
Rat Patrol	A precursor to the game Turtler	2	6	5	1	80 specialized cards, chessboard, D8	Unknown	Initial design
Ricochet Pyramids	Simultaneous real-time searching for the shortest solution to move a robot to a goal.	2	8	3	5	8x8 chessboard; timer	Movement, Puzzle	Complete
Robot Battle Arena	Robot battles. In an arena. OF DEATH.	2	5	5	1	Two Six-sided dice	Direct conflict, Stacking	Complete
Scrambled Volcano	variation of Volcano published by Looney Labs	2	5	5	5	Volcano caps, Volcano board, opaque bag	Unknown	Complete
Shield Bashers	In Shield Bashers, spaceships battle through interaction of hidden shields.	2	6	1 per player + 3	5	chessboard or http://www.ee0r.com/tri-chess/ Tri-Chess set	Unknown	Initial design
Simple Life or Death		2	10	1 per player	5	Large grid (>16x16), 1 deck of cards for every 2 players, set of polyhedral dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20)	Unknown	complete?
Skurðir	An Icehouse Transportation Game	2	5	5	3	None	Unknown	Complete
Sky Rise	A game of hidden agendas and tower construction	2	5	5	3	A deck of playing cards, Twin Win cards, Turn token, Paper, pencil	Tower building, Hidden information, Shared pieces	Complete
Skyscrapers	A free-form action and dexterity game for lively party fun.	2	12	1+	1+	None	Dexterity, Stacking	Initial design
Snowball Fight!	A war game where you try to capture all the pieces.	2	8	5	3		Placement, Capture	Initial design
Spectra	A game of color theory	2	6	8	5	A cloth bag	Unknown	complete?
Spellcycles	Cast complex spells on other players and gain prestige.	2	5	6	3	chessboard, index cards, pencils, playing cards, six-sided die, counters, chess pieces or checkers	Unknown	Complete
Spicklehead	A game of self-inflicted bodily harm...with Icehouse pieces	1	100	any	5	Beer	Unknown	complete?
Sprawl	Competitive city building	3	8	1 per player	5	Chessboard	Unknown	Complete
Stack Control	Capture and eliminate enemy pyramids so that you control the most stacks.	2	5	5	5	Chess Board	Unknown	Complete
Stack Control (Polish)	Gra strategiczna, gracze budują wieże z unikalnych elementów.	2	5	5	5	szachownica	Przemieszczanie stosów, Eliminacja elementów przeciwnika	Complete
Stacktors!	A role-playing game system using pyramids.	2	100	12	10	battlemat, prepared or freeform adventure plans; pen, paper.	Tactics, Comparison	Playtesting
Supercalifragilisticano	Square Volcano beyond "Mega"	1	5	10	5	Volcano caps, 7x7 board (optional)	Eruption	Complete
Switch House!	A game of stealing and chance.	3	10	5	1 per player	One board per player, two special six sided dice (perhaps IceDice?).	Unknown	Initial design
T-Minus	It's Not Rocket Science.	2	6	1 per player	3	12 to 18 risk tokens (e.g. pennies), game board, three six-sided dice	Unknown	Playtesting
TMAG: The Martian Assassination Game	Be the first victim to reach all of the bases	3	9	1 per player	4	piecepack	Unknown	complete?
Take It Or Leave It	A "Press Your Luck" style Treehouse game	2	6	5	1	opaque bag, dealer chip, pencil, paper	Unknown	complete?
Thin Ice	Grow your fragile ice crystal until it shatters	2	10	1 per player	5	stable or shaky playing surface	Unknown	Complete
Ticket to Mars	Mashup of Icehouse with Ticket to Ride	2	5	9	5	The game Ticket to Ride (or Ticket to Ride: Europe)	Unknown	Initial design
Topple	Be the last with pieces still standing	3	5	5	2	1 six-sided die	Elimination	Initial design
Torpedo	Each piece is a naval ship, all placed on the field of play in a mad rush. Then the small ships shoot torpedoes, then the medium ones, and then the large ones. The player with the most pips of ships left at the end is the winner.	2	5	1 per player	5	A straightedge (preferably a laser pointer)	Unknown	Complete
Treehouse Snakes and Ladders	Snakes & Ladders with pyramids, real decisions, and lots of player interaction.	2	5	5	1	A SnakesLadders game board; two dice, d6 or d8	Stacking, Roll and move	Playtesting
Tri-Prism Face Off	Opponents race to finish line	2	5	1 per player	1	1 die, 22in. x 28in. board	Unknown	Playtesting
Triforce	In Triforce, players combat for control over a portion of a triangular playing field.	3	6	1 per player + 3	5	pawns, d20, d12s	Unknown	Initial design
Turning Points	Pyramids spin like interconnected gears as each new piece is added	1	6	4	1		Reactions	Complete
U.S. President	Will you be the next US President?	2	6	1 per player	4	Modified map, State cards	Unknown	Complete
UberMartian Coasters	variation of Martian Coasters published by Looney Labs	2	10	1 per player	1	Martian Coasters, D6, D12	Unknown	Complete
Undercut	In Undercut, players try to bid low to get pieces with the lowest value.	3	5	5	5	1 marker per player, 1 or 3 bags to draw pieces from, pen, paper	Unknown	Complete
Unocitta	A Zark City variant using a deck of Uno™ cards	2	5	5	3	Uno deck	Unknown	Complete
Vankor Gang Wars	A game of revolution and city takeover, for many players	4	8	1 per player	2	Board, 3d6	Destruction	complete?
Venusian Bowling	Roll a D20 at pyramids to knock them down	2	6	1	5	D20, Mousepad	Unknown	Complete
Verticality	Build the tallest tower!	1	5	10	3	Pyramid die, Zark City Cards	Tower building, Dexterity	Complete
Virus Fight	A game of combat between two ever changing computer programs	2	5	5	1 per player	5x5 or 6x6 Board, optional play-aids, hollow pawns/volcano caps/TH set of different type (as long as all the others are equal).	Unknown	Complete
Virus Fight (Spanish)	Un juego de combate entre virus informáticos	2	5	5	1 por jugador	Tablero de 5x5 o 6x6. Ficheros de ayuda opcionales y peones huecos/pirámides pequeñas de otros colores no usados/Volcano Caps.	Unknown	Complete
Wormholes	A mind-warping space battle for 2 or more players.	2	10	1 per player	1	One Martian Coaster per player; one six-sided die	Dice, Move & Fire	complete?
Yshuis	An abstract strategy game for two or more players (inspired by the game Y.)	2	6	5	1	1 "Official" Y board.	Placement, Movement	Initial design
Zark City	A 3HOUSE reduction of Zarcana, using playing cards	2	5	1 per player	3	playing cards or Zark City cards	Modular board, Hand & stash management	Complete
Zark City (Polish)	Gra strategiczna, gracze zajmują terytorium zbudowane z kart.	2	5	1 na gracza	3	talia 52 kart do gry	Tworzenie planszy, Dokładanie piramidek	Complete
Zendo	Players achieve satori when they discover the secret rule that explains which koans have the elusive Buddha-nature	3	7	4	5	marking stones (~20 in each of 3 colors)	Unknown	Complete
Zendo-Tao	Zendo masters take small steps along the path to discover the one true secret rule.	2	100	5	5	Wikipedia:wiki, wiki	Unknown	complete?
Ziggurat Demolition Throwdown	A game of angry magic for pyramids and the Decktet	2	5	2	2	http://www.decktet.com Decktet	Hand-management, Turn-based	Playtesting
Zoink!	A game of chance by stealing and regaining pieces.	2	6	1 per player	5	zoink playing cards, Zoink! playing cards, six-sided die	Strategic collection	Initial design