Binary Homeworlds
| Binary Homeworlds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Looney | ||
| A 2-player variant of the standard Homeworlds game | ||
| Players: | ||
| Length: | unknown | |
| Complexity: | Medium | |
| Trios per color: | 3 matching sets | |
| Number of colors: | 5 | |
| - - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - - | ||
| None | ||
| Setup time: | 1 minute | |
| Strategy depth: | Medium | |
| Random chance: | None | |
| Game mechanics: | Color powers, resource management | |
| Theme: | Space | |
| BGG Link: | 14634 | |
| Status: Complete (v1.0), Year released: 2004 | ||
Overview
Binary Homeworlds, designed by Andrew Looney, is a two-player variant of the game Homeworlds, designed by John Cooper.
Materials
45 pyramids in four colors are needed to play.
Goal
The is to cause your opponent's Homeworld to be empty of his own ships. A player may still have many ships on the board at different star systems, but if none of his ships are at his Homeworld, he has lost.
Galactic topology
The topology of a Binary Homeworlds game is simpler than the topology of a multi-player game, because there are at most two binary stars. If the two players choose homeworlds of different sizes, then the galaxy can be laid out in rows between the two players so that movement "toward" and "away from" a homeworld maps directly onto movement across the table.
Trivia
Binary Homeworlds differs from the original multi-player Homeworlds in that it discards the Werewolf aspect; the game is simply a fight to the death between two players.
External links
- Full rules for Binary Homeworlds can be found on Andy's Page About Homeworlds at Wunderland.
- Homeworlds can be played online at SuperDuperGames.
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