Andrew J. Looney (1963– ), better known as Andy Looney is an award-winning game designer, writer, cartoonist, photographer, computer programmer, Eagle Scout, activist, and self-declared "Emperor of the Universe." 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A game is a recreational activity involving one or more players, defined by a) a goal that the players try to reach, and b) some set of rules that determines what the players can do. ... Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable by a Scout in several national Scouting organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). ...

Andy, his wife Kristen, and Alison Frane together run the games company Looney Labs, which has published most of his game designs, such as Fluxx, Chrononauts, and the Icehouse game system. The three self-described "Modern Hippies" publish the details of their personal and business life every Thursday at Wunderland.com (http://wunderland.com). Looney Labs is a small game company based in College Park, Maryland, USA. It is named after its founders, Andrew Looney and Kristin Looney. ... Fluxx is a card game. ... Chrononauts is a card game. ... Icehouse is a turnless abstract strategy game invented by Andrew Looney and John Cooper. ... Hippie (or sometimes hippy) is a term originally used to describe some of the rebellious youth of the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Before starting Looney Labs with his wife Kristin, they both worked at NASA, where in 1993 some of Andy's software was launched into orbit as part of the repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (established 1958) is the government agency responsible for the United States of Americas space program and long-term general aerospace research. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a telescope orbiting the Earth 370 miles above the atmosphere. ...

Patents & Awards

Andy holds patents on the game mechanics for Icehouse and Chrononauts: A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or applicant for a limited amount of time (normally maximum 20 years from the filing date, depending on extension). ...

• Method of manipulating and interpreting playing pieces (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4936585.WKU.&OS=PN/4936585&RS=PN/4936585) (U.S. Patent)
• Method of conducting simultaneous gameplay using stackable game pieces (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/search-bool.html&r=4&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=ptxt&s1=Andrew.INZZ.&s2=Looney.INZZ.&OS=IN/Andrew+AND+IN/Looney&RS=IN/Andrew+AND+IN/Looney) (U.S. Patent)
• Method of simulation time travel in a card game (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netahtml/search-adv.htm&r=1&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=ptxt&S1=((((simulation+AND+time)+AND+travel)+AND+card)+AND+game).TTL.&OS=ttl/(simulation+and+time+and+travel+and+card+and+game)&RS=TTL/((((simulation+AND+time)+AND+travel)+AND+card)+AND+game)) (U.S. Patent)

He has also won three Origins Awards for game design from the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design: The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry. ...

• 2000 — Best Traditional Card Game for Chrononauts
• 2000 — Best Abstract Board Game for Icehouse
• 2001 — Best Abstract Board Game for Cosmic Coasters

2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chrononauts is a card game. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Icehouse is a turnless abstract strategy game invented by Andrew Looney and John Cooper. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cosmic Coasters is a board game designed by Andrew Looney and published by Looney Labs. ...

Games

Some of Andy Looney's games:

• Aquarius
• Chrononauts
  • Early American Chrononauts
• Cosmic Coasters
• Fluxx
  • Stoner Fluxx
• Icebreaker
• Icehouse and other games played with the Icehouse pieces:
  • Gridlock
  • IceTowers
  • Igloo
  • Martian Chess
  • Trice
• Monochrome Chess
• Nanofictionary
• Proton
• Q-Turn

Aquarius is a card game written by Andrew Looney and published by Looney Labs. ... Chrononauts is a card game. ... Cosmic Coasters is a board game designed by Andrew Looney and published by Looney Labs. ... Fluxx is a card game. ... Fluxx is a card game. ... Icehouse is a turnless abstract strategy game invented by Andrew Looney and John Cooper. ... Icehouse pieces are pyramid-shaped gaming pieces invented by Andrew Looney and John Cooper in 1986, originally for use in the game of Icehouse. ... Martian Chess is an abstract strategy game for two to six players invented by Andrew Looney. ...

External links

• http://wunderland.com/WTS/Andy/Andy.html
• http://wunderland.com/
• http://www.looneylabs.com/