Editing PiecepackExpansions

= Piecepack Expansions = A piecepack can be expanded in many ways. Different designers have * changed something about the piecepack * or added something to it * or combined more than one in various ways * or created a new game system that is strongly or loosely related to it. Some of these are or were commercially available ($). Others are only available as a Print and Play version (PnP). Only a few have games invented for them (⚄). == Piecepack variants == These are full piecepacks which differ from a standard piecepack in some way. They were historically called "**expansions**". === Alternative piecepacks with standard structure === These are piecepacks that have different suits, colours or sizes. You can play any game with them that you can play with a standard piecepack. These don’t change the gameplay but add thematic variety. * **[[PlayingCardsExpansion|Playing cards]]** ($⚄): French playing card suits (either red hearts and diamonds and black spades and clubs or the same colours as a standard piecepack) * **[[FourSeasonsExpansion|Four seasons]]** ($⚄): suits for the four seasons with different colours than a standard piecepack * **Elemental** ($⚄): suits for the four elements (earth, water, air, fire) * **Other suits** (⚄): IcePack Games created their own "["Piecepack Expanded"]" ($), Blue Panther created a "War & Piecepack" version with war suits ($), lots of PnP variants exist for other suits, e.g. dingbats, animals, etc. * **Other ranks**: Some PnP piecepacks use non-standard ranks such as chess symbols. * **Mini piecepack** (⚄): half the size of a standard piecepack === Piecepacks with a different structure === These have either more suits or more ranks. A different structure changes the gameplay. * **5th suit**: some elemental ($) and playing card piecepacks have a 5th suit * **7th rank**: some PnP variants include a 7th rank, a “6” * **Zodiac** (a HoardPack) ($): 12 Zodiac sign suits, 3 suits per colour * **Chinese Zodiac**: 12 Chinese Zodiac sign ranks per 5 suits * **Rainbow Deck**: 6 suits in 2 shades each (= 12 suits) * **Nine Suit Piecepack**: 9 suits and 8 ranks (see SensibleExpansions for its history) * **[[Packtet]]**: 4 standard suits plus 11 more that are all combinations of the 4 suits (= 15 suits) == Extra components == Historically called "**accessories**". * **[[PiecepackPyramids|Piecepack pyramids]]** ($⚄): sizes A-F of stackable pyramids per suit * **[[PawnSaucers|Pawn saucers]]** ($⚄): 1 saucer per suit can either add direction to pawns or be an extra token * **[[PiecepackMatchsticks|Piecepack matchsticks]]** (⚄): 6 sticks per 6 ranks/lengths per 4 suits (= 144 pieces) * **[[PiecepackDiceCards|Piecepack dice cards]]**: playing cards with all piecepack rank and suit combinations and more, alternative to using dice, see also [[PiecepackPaperDice|paper dice]] * **suit die** ($): die with all 4 suits, an ace and a null * **suit/rank die** (⚄): take a suit die and add ranks 2-5 to the 4 suit faces so that each roll of the die can be interpreted as either a random suit or a random rank. There are more games that need a fifth die with six ranks then need a suit die. * **star coins** ($): a coin with a star per suit * **tokens and money** (⚄): generic game components that help count points and more, some versions exist that match piecepack designs == Combinations of piecepacks and other concepts == * **SixPack** (⚄): combination of a playing card and half a standard piecepack to form a piecepack with 3 red and 3 black suits * **DualPiecepacks** (⚄): 2 piecepacks designed in a way which can be used as 2 piecepacks with 4 suits as well as 1 piecepack with 8 suits * **HoardPack**: combination of 3 piecepacks with different suits but the same colours * **StackPack**: combination of two piecepacks of various sizes so that the 4 tiles of one fit onto 1 tile of the other * **SensibleExpansions**: thoughts on how to expand a piecepack with more suits and ranks and extra components == Related game systems == * **[[IceHouse|Looney Pyramids]]**, aka Icehouse Pieces ($⚄): 4 large Looney Pyramids fit onto 1 piecepack tile * **Deck of Playing Cards** ($⚄): synergises well with a piecepack with playing card suits * **[[MystiqueDeck|Mystique Deck]]** ($⚄): playing cards in the 4 piecepack suits, in 3 colours and 5 ranks each * **[[HexPack|Hexpack]]** ($⚄): 24 hexagon tiles with the same suits and ranks as a piecepack, including some of the same alternative suits * **[[RainbowDeck|Rainbow Deck]]** ($): an extended set of playing cards with 6 suits in 2 shades each (= 12 suits), 1 PnP piecepack matches those suits * **Dominoes** ($⚄): standard dominoes are about 2" by 1" which fits well with 2" by 2" piecepack tiles

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