Andrew Looney

Andy Looney is the inventor of the Icehouse game system, which he conceived of in his novel The Empty City. Andy is the Chief Designer of Looney Labs, which he co-owns along with his wife, Kristin.

Andy's game designs include:

• Icehouse ~ co-designed with John Cooper - 1987
• Martian Chess - 1995
• Trice - 1995
• Igloo - 1996
• Gridlock - 1996
• IceTowers - 1999
• Hailstorm - 2002
• StarRunners - 2005
• Treehouse - 2006
• Martian Coasters - 2006
• Black ICE - 2007
• Twin Win - 2007
• Zark City - 2008
• World War 5 - 2008
• Petri Dish 2008
• IceDice - 2009
• Build it First (unfinished) - 2009
• Nothing Beats a Large - 2009
• Powerhouse - 2010
• Pharaoh - 2010
• SandShips - 2010
• Petal Battle - 2010
• Launchpad 23 - 2010
• Pink Hijinks - 2011
• Pyramid Shambo - 2011
• Lunar Invaders - 2011
• Give or Take - 2012
• Color Wheel - 2014
• Verticality - 2015
• Lava Flows - 2017
• Nomids (unreleased) - 2018
• and a bunch of non-Icehouse games.

Andy gives a special medal to anyone who can beat him at Homeworlds. Here’s the current list of medal holders:

1) John Cooper 2) Russell Grieshop 3) Tim Sieger 4) Joshua Kronengold 5) Dayle Hodge 6) Rob Bryan [Delivery still pending] 7) Tom Eigelsbach 8) Josh Drobina 9) Shel West 10) Wil Allyn 11) Laurie Menke 12) Leila Zucker 13) Paul Petersen 14) Matt Fantastic 15) Sydnie Steele 16) Alex Everington

One of these medals has also been lost. It was pinned to a plush Owlbear who went missing at Burning Man 2017. We’re hoping Commander Owlbear has been having grand adventures and will someday return home, still wearing his medal.

For more information about Andy, check out his blog.