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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."

Andy, his wife Kristin, 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 .

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. He then went on to a brief career as a game programmer at Magnet Interactive Studios, where he created that company's only entry to the market, Icebreaker.

Patents & Awards

Andy holds patents on the game mechanics for Icehouse and Chrononauts:

(U.S. Patent)
(U.S. Patent)
(U.S. Patent)

He has also won three Origins Awards for game design from the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design:

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

Some of Andy Looney's games:

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

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