Looney Labs has posted a lengthy explanation of the delay of its IceDice/Looney Pyramids game, which was slated to ship to retail in June.  The delay is due to testing procedures for the European Union, and as it stands right now, the game may not be sold in the EU.  The product initially passed inspection in its prototype stage, but the second time after 10,000 games had been manufactured and were awaiting shipment, the inspectors decided that it was in non-compliance with a “dangerous protruding parts” rule.

 

Although the IceDice game passed U.S. and Canadian standards for ages 6 and up, and had been assigned an age rating of 8+ on its packaging, Looney Labs then decided to reprint all the packaging and to change the age rating to “14+” as well as provide an extra admonition: “WARNING: This is NOT a toy for children.  The pieces are pointy and must be used responsibly.  Provide Adult Supervision.”

 

 

The Ice Dice game, which is actually more of a “game kit” that includes a number of different pyramid games, received a sterling “four out of five star” review from ICv2 (see “Review of 'IceDice'”).