''Treehouse'' is a game in which players try to get their configuration of

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to match the central configuration, shared by all players. The rolling of the special "Treehouse Die" tells the player what kind of move to make to change his own or the central configuration, and then he does so to best move towards the goal. ''Treehouse'' was invented by

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in 2006 and is sold by

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. It reflects a change in marketing of Icehouse pieces by Looney Labs, in order to try to improve sales and has become the basis for further marketing of the product. It is sold in two color variants: Rainbow (consisting of black (opaque), blue, red, green, yellow) and Xeno (consisting of white (opaque), purple, cyan, orange, clear).

Play

To start, each player is assigned three pyramids, one of each size, stacked on top of one another, in a configuration commonly called a "tree". Another trio of neutral pyramids (called the "House") is placed in the center of the table, in a different arrangement. The objective is to arrange your three pyramids to match the house. However, you are only allowed to maneuver your pyramids as dictated by the roll of a special

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Reception

The reviewer from the online second volume of ''

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'' stated that "Looney Labs is re-launching the ''Icehouse'' family with a new game called Treehouse, which is best described as an Icehouse starter set. Available in two different sets -- ''Xeno'' and ''Rainbow'' -- both consist of a tube containing 15 pyramids divided into five differently colored stacking sets and a ''Treehouse'' die marked TIP, SWAP, DIG, AIM, HOP, or WILD. The rules for the game itself are printed on the outside of the tube, which both indicates the simplicity of the game and the ease of reference for the rules." In 2007, ''Treehouse'' won the

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for best boardgame of 2006.

References

External links

''Treehouse'' product page
at Looney Labs *{{bgg, 21955, ''Treehouse'' Icehouse games Origins Award winners