Homeworlds

Players command rival space-faring civilizations and maneuver colored pyramids that represent ships and homeworlds across a shared star map. The core play is an abstract, perfect-information strategy contest: players use pieces with color-coded powers (attack, movement, growth, transformation) to build fleets, move ships, and alter piece abilities with the goal of destroying the opponent’s homeworld before theirs is destroyed. Variants support two-player and multiplayer formats; the included components provide fixed powers and limited resources, so play focuses on tactical positioning, resource management, and foreseeing opponent responses rather than hidden roles or random chance.

Players: 2–6 best 2
Playing time: 15–60 min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 3.4 / 5

7.4 on Ludoya from $22.00Science FictionAbstract StrategyPoint to Point MovementModular BoardPlayer Elimination

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Design: John Cooper
Art: Andrew Looney
Eileen Tjan

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Plays logged: 21
Players: 34m 17s
Average play: 5
In collections: 4
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7.4/10

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Paige Forrest7.0
This is such a wonderfully simple game (that I am really, really bad at). Unfortunately right now I can beat all of my children (my primary play partners) but lose quite a lot on BGA. The more I play on BGA the further ahead I get of my children. So either I need to find a good way of balancing the game with my kids, or I need to stop playing on BGA!
andycted8.3
PnP and published edition. An elegant abstract that feels way more than an abstract