LooneyLabsIt's Your Turn in Lunar Invaders, the #LooneyPyramids #game of teleporting and our #LooneyGameOfTheMonth. In the game shown, the Blue player (of the black moon) is about to win, but it’s the Red player’s turn. What’s Red’s best play?
What will you do to get the perfect shot of one of your favorite games? Andy brought the entire game table to the perfect spot to capture the light! #BehindTheScenes #ForTheLoveOfGames #Zendo #LooneyPyramids #KristinLovesLongHashtags #RememberWhen #ThrowbackThursday
Stylusthe math doesn't lie: a 20-pip looney pyramid exists
From my #openscad 3d model of looney pyramids, which adjusts the base by 7/32in (about 5.6mm) by every step, and scales the height proportionally. This keeps the angle of every piece identical, which I think is more pleasing in a hypothetical sort of way. (though an angle of exactly 30 degrees would be even more satisfying)
This is different than the official(?) dimensions, which change the base by 7/32in by every step, and the height by 3/8in (about 9.5mm) every step. This makes the angle dependent on the triangle size, ranging from 31.4° to 31.9° on the official pieces. The hypothetical official 20-pip triangle would end up nearly an inch shorter (22.8mm) with an angle of 35.2°
Next time I go to my local board game cafe I'll check how well my pieces stack & tree with the official ones and decide whether I have to follow their dimensions or not. The difference in absolute height of the 1-pip piece is just 0.4mm (about two layer heights). If I used the middle-sized piece as the reference piece, it would split the difference, making the big piece just 0.2mm too short and the small piece just 0.2mm too tall. That's around the size of 1 3d printed layer...
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Attached: 2 images why yes, I am designing my own [Looney Pyramids](https://www.looneylabs.com/pyramids-home) in OpenSCAD. These game pieces are used in a variety of (mostly abstract strategy) games, and can be placed on top of each other in "trees" or "nests" There are multiple designs on thingiverse & printables, including an OpenSCAD design. I've printed several other designs and, unavoidably, thought "can I do this better?" My WIP has two features I didn't spot in any of the 3 designs I looked most closely at, to improve taking apart the pieces after they've been nested (a kind of stack where the 1-pip is under/inside the 2-pip, the 2-pip is under/inside the 3-pip, or both). First, the bottom part of the pyramidal shape is replaced with a vertical surface right at the build plate, to try to ensure that elephant foot doesn't make the parts as-printed interfere when shoved together. Second, there's an interior feature to dig a fingernail into when trying to separate a pair of pyramids. I don't have any official pyramids but my pieces don't *quite* match the geometry of any of the other sets I've printed. If I end up satisfied with the design I'll post it up on printables. #3dprinting #looneylabs #looneypyramids #icehouse #openscad
why yes, I am designing my own Looney Pyramids in OpenSCAD. These game pieces are used in a variety of (mostly abstract strategy) games, and can be placed on top of each other in "trees" or "nests"
There are multiple designs on thingiverse & printables, including an OpenSCAD design.
I've printed several other designs and, unavoidably, thought "can I do this better?" My WIP has two features I didn't spot in any of the 3 designs I looked most closely at, to improve taking apart the pieces after they've been nested (a kind of stack where the 1-pip is under/inside the 2-pip, the 2-pip is under/inside the 3-pip, or both).
First, the bottom part of the pyramidal shape is replaced with a vertical surface right at the build plate, to try to ensure that elephant foot doesn't make the parts as-printed interfere when shoved together.
Second, there's an interior feature to dig a fingernail into when trying to separate a pair of pyramids.
I don't have any official pyramids but my pieces don't quite match the geometry of any of the other sets I've printed.
If I end up satisfied with the design I'll post it up on printables.
pyramids - home
What are Looney Pyramids? Looney Pyramids are multi-purpose game pieces used for playing numerous different abstract strategy tabletop games. These colorful plastic pyramids were created in 1987 and are conceptually similar to a deck of playing cards. If you have a set of these pyramids in your bag, you'll always have a game to play! The pyramids come in 3 sizes, referred to simply as Small, Medium, and Large pieces, and are available in a plethora of colors. How Do You Play With Looney Pyramids? Games for the pyramids are many and varied.
John Griogair BellPyramid Primer #1
Pyramid Primer #1 - The Hermetic Library Blog
Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Pyramid Primer #1 by Andrew Looney. This is no longer in print, and is related to a previous edition of the Looney Pyramids, but the contents can be found at Guide to Looney Pyramids on the Looney Labs site. Check out Pyramid Arcade (which was just, at the time of this […]
RigarogaFirst Sample Zendo Pieces
First Sample Zendo Pieces - Rigaroga's Odd Order
Andy Looney posted some pictures of the First Sample Zendo Pieces for the upcoming new release and … they aren’t all pyramids! What is this black magic?! We’ve just passed a major milestone in the production of our new edition of Zendo: the first samples of actual pieces have arrived from the factory, and they […]