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Includes several pages on pyramid construction for "pieceniks" (people who make custom Icehouse sets).
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Maze/9346/Icehouse/

Pictures of hand-painted xyloid pieces by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin. Plus valuable tips on painting them.
http://www.eblong.com/zarf/icehouse.html

A board game played with Icehouse pieces and tarot cards.
http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Ginohn/games/Arcana/rules.htm

Rules of 16 games for download in PDF format.
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/akopczen/Ice-PDFs/

Official site includes games and variant information, testimonials, an FAQ, and purchasing.
http://wunderland.com/icehouse/

An introduction and guide to Icehouse games. Includes links to new and recommended games found only on the Web, and other Icehouse sites.
http://home.earthlink.net/~guardcaptain/IceGames.html

A game of inductive logic using an Icehouse set. Rules, strategies, variations, philosophy.
http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Kory/Games/Zendo/index.html

Rules, strategies, and extras for the original Icehouse game.
http://www.wunderland.com/icehouse/IcehouseTOC.html

Conway's famous mathematical game made competitive, using an Icehouse set and a chessboard.
http://www.boticelli.com/boticel...labs/gameice/icerulesmicro2.html

Instructions for construction of stones with polymer clay.
http://www.eblong.com/zarf/zendo-stones.html

Instructions for constructing bags.
http://home.att.net/~kerry_and_ryan/ZendoBeanBags.html

Game variant using sentences.
http://www.aq.org/~kevin/zendobun/

A four player variant. Provides instructions.
http://ee0r.com/tri-chess/

A wiki for posting games, creating new games, and discussion of the game.
http://icehousegames.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page