Players
3-5
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
2.6
Rating
6.62
Teaching signal
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
Icehouse has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players frequently need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies. While there is some level of cooperation required, it is not a major focus of the game. Overall, Icehouse has a good level of player interaction.
Icehouse has a high variability gameboard, with different experiences each time it is played. The availability of expansions adds to its replay value. The game offers deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their strategies over time. The player interaction score is moderate. Icehouse scales well with different numbers of players and is relatively easy to learn. Overall, it has a strong replayability score of 8.08.
Icehouse has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
This is the game that introduced Icehouse Pieces. In December 1989, an initial test run of 100 Icehouse sets were made and sold, packaged in black boxes. Later, a few more of these handmade sets were produced, but in very limited quantities. This game doesn't use turns, or rounds, or anything else to break up the action. Players place their pieces as quickly or slowly as they like, in attacking or defending positions. Only when time runs out or when everyone has used up all their pieces is the game scored, with people getting points for their safe defenders and successful attackers.
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