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[[File:Pyramid Arcade Starship Captain Sticker.png|frameless|right|Starship Captain sticker from [[Pyramid Arcade]]]]
The official [[Looney Labs]] designation for elite pyramaniacs is '''Starship Captains'''. The term derives originally from an honorific for die-hard [[Homeworlds]] players. Currently, the mechanism for establishing Starship Captain status is membership in the [http://looneylabs.ning.com/page/starship-captains Starship Captains group in the Looney Labs Fan Club ning forum]. Starship Captains are specifically pyramid players, as distinct from Demo Team members or general Looney Labs fans. 

== Starship Captain Lists ==
The qualification for Starship Captain status is to have played at least ten different pyramid games, and to have inventoried these in a ranked list, called a "Starship Captain List." There is an app by [[Craig Forbes]] on the ning forum for users to maintain their lists, that will enable the production of Starship Captain rosters, and aggregate game preferences across the Icehouse Academy of Starship Captains.

== Other Terms and Titles ==
While none of these have any certifying process at the Icehouse Academy of Starship Captains, the following designations are Looney-approved (http://www.looneylabs.com/cadets):

* '''Earther''' - Someone who has never played any pyramid games. 
* '''Space Cadet''' - Someone who has played at least one pyramid game, and aspires to become a Starship Captain.
* '''First Class Space Cadet''' - A Space Cadet who knows at least three pyramid games.
* '''Starship Admiral''' - A Starship Captain who has played thirty or more pyramid games.

There has been some discussion about further terms, including ones peculiar to game designers rather than players. A couple more that seem to be nearly established:

* '''Leftenant''' - Not merely a Cadet, but not quite a Captain: one game ''left'' to learn!
* '''Space Voyager''' - Not looking to be a Starship Captain, but happily playing the pyramid games he or she happens to know and like.

== External Links ==
* [http://looneylabs.ning.com/page/starship-captains Starship Captains group on Looney Labs Fan Club ning forum]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1239614786052261/ Starship Captains group on Facebook]