Icehouse: The Martian Chess Set

Icehouse: The Martian Chess Set is a 1999 board game published by Looney Labs.

Gameplay

Icehouse, The Martian Chess Set is a set of playing pieces used for a number of abstract strategy games.[1]

Reception

The reviewer from the online second volume of Pyramid stated that "Each of these games capitalizes on the unique nature of the Icehouse playing pieces to create unique and clever board games."[1]

Icehouse: The Martian Chess Set won the Origins Awards in the category "Best Abstract Board Game 2000".[2]

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References
  1. "Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Icehouse, The Martian Chess Set". www.sjgames.com.
  2. "Origins Award Winners (2000)". Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Designs. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007.
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