[Icehouse] off colored pyramids question

[Brian Campbell]

On Jan 22, 2007, at 10:08 AM, Kristin Looney wrote:

> If you are not on the Fluxx or Rabbits or WeeklyNews lists, you
> might have missed the fact that Andy just started video blogging

By the way, since this is supposed to be an "Ask Andy" feature, I  
figured I'd suggest some questions or topics for him to discuss.  
Icehouse (the game system) is my main love, so these will be Icehouse  
questions.

1) In Icehouse, what is a Cool and effective way to use a prisoner  
you get from a prisoner exchange? I've only played Icehouse a few  
times, and in one of the games negotiated a prisoner exchange.  
Without really thinking, I restructured the an attack on me such that  
the prisoner I had gotten from my ally was squandered, which was  
pointed out to me to be Uncool. So, what's an appropriately Cool way  
to use a prisoner from an exchange?

2) Could you demonstrate a cool pieceniking project that would be  
easy to do at home? I haven't had much luck with filling pyramids  
with sand (the glue at the bottom frequently doesn't seal, so the  
sand leaks out), and Eeyore's woodworking projects are beyond my  
available equipment or woodworking skills (why aren't there public  
wood shops where you can pay a small fee and use them, or pay some  
more to get some hands-on instruction?).

3) Homeworlds strategy advice! Maybe a basic primer on Homeworlds  
strategy, or maybe a collection of clever moves (like, putting a  
green piece alone in a large system, and then sacrificing it later  
when the pieces are depleted so you can get the large system piece).