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{{Infobox_Game| |
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subject_name=Binary Homeworlds| |
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designer= [[Andrew Looney|Andrew Looney]]| |
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image_link=| |
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description= A 2-player variant of the standard [[Homeworlds]] game | |
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players = 2 | |
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sets = 3 matching sets | |
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other_equip = None | |
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setup_time = 1 minute | |
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playing_time = ??? | |
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complexity = Medium | |
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strategy = Medium | |
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random_chance = None | |
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game_mechanics = [[Color powers]], resource management | |
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theme = Space | |
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footnotes = | |
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release_year=2004| |
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game_status=Complete| |
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BGG_Link=[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/14634 14634] |
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}} |
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==Overview== |
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'''Binary Homeworlds''', designed by [[Andrew Looney]], is a two-player variant of the game [[Homeworlds]], designed by [[John Cooper]]. |
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==Materials== |
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{| |
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|{{PL|::LLL|red|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::LLL|orange|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::LLL|green|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::LLL|blue|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::MMM|red|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::MMM|orange|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::MMM|green|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::MMM|blue|4em}} |
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|- |
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|{{PL|::SSS|red|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::SSS|orange|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::SSS|green|4em}} |
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|{{PL|::SSS|blue|4em}} |
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|} |
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45 pyramids in four colors are needed to play. |
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==Goal== |
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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 by the beginning of your turn, he has lost. |
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==Actions== |
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On their turns, players select a star system and perform one action in that system. The actions available for a player to take depend on the colors of pyramids in the star system where the action is taking place. The power to do these actions can come from the color of the player's own ships or from the color of the stars that make up the star system that ship is in. |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-left:2em;" |
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|{{PL|::L|orange|3em}} |
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|Yellow Ability |
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|bgcolor=yellow|<font color="black">'''Move'''</font> |
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|{{PL|::L|green|3em}} |
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|Green Ability |
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|bgcolor=green|<font color="white">'''Construct'''</font> |
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|{{PL|::L|blue|3em}} |
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|Blue Ability |
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|bgcolor=blue|<font color="white">'''Trade'''</font> |
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|{{PL|::L|red|3em}} |
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|Red Ability |
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|bgcolor=red|<font color="white">'''Attack'''</font> |
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|} |
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*'''Movement''' Take one of the ships you have in any existing star system and move that ship to a new system. The destination system must be connected to the star system the ship began in. So if the beginning star system consists of {{PL|::SL|grey|3em}}, then the ship can only connect to a star system made of a medium pyramid {{PL|::M|grey|3em}}. The player does not have to limit himself to star systems that already exist on the table: he can send his ship out to ''Discover'' a new medium star system by taking a medium-size pyramid of any color from the bank and placing it on the table, then placing his ship next to it. |
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*'''Trade''' Change the color of your ship. Take one of your ships and return it to the bank of pyramids not in play. Then replace a pyramid of the same size from the bank, but a different color. |
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*'''Build''' Look at a star system where you have one or more ships. Look at the colors of those ships. You may take a new ship in one of those colors from the bank, placing it in the star system alongside your other ships. The new ship must be in smallest size available from the bank in the color you chose. |
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*'''Attack''' In a star system where both you and your opponent have a ship, you may be able to turn one of their ships around to change ownership of it to yourself. To determine whether this is the case, ask yourself about '''Tech''' and '''Size'''.<br> |
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:<font color=red>'''Tech:'''</font><br> |
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1) Are there any red stars in this star system? |
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::''Yes'' — You have access to attack technology. Look at the ships' sizes next. |
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::''No'' — Ask yourself: |
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2) Do I own any red ships in this star system? |
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::''No'' — You cannot attack. (You lack the technology.) |
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::''Yes'' — Ask yourself:<br> |
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:<font color=red>'''Size:'''</font><br> |
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3) Are any of my ships, regardless of color, equal to or larger than than the size of any of my opponent's ships in this star system? |
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::''No'' — You cannot attack. (Your ships are too small.) |
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::''Yes'' — '''You can attack''' by reorienting one of these ships so it becomes your ship. |
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<br>During an attack, ships are never removed from the board or returned to the bank. They just change ownership. |
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*'''Sacrifice''' You may sacrifice one of your ships during your turn by returning it to the bank. This will let you perform actions associated with the color of the sacrificed ship: one action for each pip the ship possessed. |
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==Galactic topology== |
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The topology of a Binary Homeworlds game is simpler than the [[Homeworlds_strategy#Galactic_Topography:_The_Shape_of_the_Game|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. |
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[[Image:BinaryHomeworlds-topology1.png|thumb|right| The most common topology]] |
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[[Image:BinaryHomeworlds-topology2.png|thumb|right| A less common topology puts the homeworlds nearer each other]] |
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==Trivia== |
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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. |
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==External links== |
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*Full rules for Binary Homeworlds can be found on [http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Andy/Games/ILoveHomeworlds.html Andy's Page About Homeworlds] at Wunderland. |
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*Homeworlds can be played online at [http://superdupergames.org SuperDuperGames]. |
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{{3House}} |
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[[Category:2-player]] |
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[[Category:3HOUSE]] |
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[[Category:4 stashes]] |
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[[Category:Color powers]] |
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[[Category:Freeform board]] |
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[[Category:Games on SDG]] |
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[[Category:Half hour]] |
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[[Category:Space]] |
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[[Category:Games playable with Pyramid Arcade]] |
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Revision as of 04:52, 4 November 2016
I finally found a 3HOUSE pic that actually looks like 3HOUSE. It is from Andy Looney's recently updated Homeworlds page.