A game of strategy, resource management, planning, and diplomacy for three to eight players.Object: To place as many of your pieces on the board as possible while blocking the other players from doing likewise.You Need: A chess board. One set of Icehouse Pieces (15 pieces of the same color, five pieces of each size) for each player. On your turn, you can Build (Add to an existing tower), Branch (Lay pieces off of a tower or tower branch), or Spore (Start a new tower in a square targeted by a branch point).When one player has no more valid moves, the game ends at the beginning of that player's next turn. Add up the points in your stash at the end of the game. If you have the least points in your stash at the end of the game, then you win.Game System Icehouse Pieces Design Competitions Ice Game Design Competition - Winner in 1st Competition Online Play Super Duper Games - BoardGameGeek