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Laurie Menke: Undo revision 18045 by Laurie Menke (talk)

2023-09-15T03:17:55Z

Undo revision 18045 by Laurie Menke (talk)

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	Only your Homeworld matters.		Only your Homeworld matters.

	~~==***Quick Overview***==~~
	==Setup==		==Setup==
	Stack up the pyramids, sorted by size and color, and place them to the side of the playing area.		Stack up the pyramids, sorted by size and color, and place them to the side of the playing area.
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	*# '''Sacrifice''': Choose one of your ships and return it to the bank. Then empower some of your other ships with the technology of the sacrificed ship. The maximum number of ships you can empower this way depends on the sacrificed ship's size: small=1, medium=2, large=3.		*# '''Sacrifice''': Choose one of your ships and return it to the bank. Then empower some of your other ships with the technology of the sacrificed ship. The maximum number of ships you can empower this way depends on the sacrificed ship's size: small=1, medium=2, large=3.
	*# '''Pass''': Take no action.		*# '''Pass''': Take no action.
	Besides player actions, a few extra things can happen on a turn:		Besides player actions, few extra things can happen on a turn
	* '''Catastrophe''': If four or more pieces of the same color are in the same system, you may return them to the bank as a free turn action.		* '''Catastrophe''': If four or more pieces of the same color are in the same system, you may return them to the bank as a free turn action.
	* '''~~Abandonment~~''': If a system ''other than a homeworld'' has no ships, its star is immediately returned to the bank. This can happen if the last ship moves away, is sacrificed, or is destroyed in a catastrophe.		* '''Forgetting''': If a system ''other than a homeworld'' has no ships, its star is immediately returned to the bank. This can happen if the last ship moves away, is sacrificed, or is destroyed in a catastrophe.
	* '''Super nova''': If a system's last star is destroyed in a catastrophe, all remaining ships are immediately returned to the bank.		* '''Super nova''': If a system's last star is destroyed in a catastrophe, all remaining ships are immediately returned to the bank.

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	You win if your opponent controls no ships in their homeworld at the end of either player's turn. If both players lose homeworld control on the same turn, the game is a draw.		You win if your opponent controls no ships in their homeworld at the end of either player's turn. If both players lose homeworld control on the same turn, the game is a draw.

			==Fundamentals of space travel==



	~~==***Complete Rules***==~~==Fundamentals of space travel==
	Homeworlds is played without a board.		Homeworlds is played without a board.
	Instead, the pieces that are in play are placed in clusters called "star systems."		Instead, the pieces that are in play are placed in clusters called "star systems."

Laurie Menke: Added divisions for Quick Overview and Complete Rules, fixed a couple typos, and changed "Forgetting" to "Abandonment." (Babamots, feel free to change back if you don't like this.)

2023-09-15T03:16:22Z

Added divisions for Quick Overview and Complete Rules, fixed a couple typos, and changed "Forgetting" to "Abandonment." (Babamots, feel free to change back if you don't like this.)

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	Only your Homeworld matters.		Only your Homeworld matters.

			==***Quick Overview***==
	==Setup==		==Setup==
	Stack up the pyramids, sorted by size and color, and place them to the side of the playing area.		Stack up the pyramids, sorted by size and color, and place them to the side of the playing area.
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	*# '''Sacrifice''': Choose one of your ships and return it to the bank. Then empower some of your other ships with the technology of the sacrificed ship. The maximum number of ships you can empower this way depends on the sacrificed ship's size: small=1, medium=2, large=3.		*# '''Sacrifice''': Choose one of your ships and return it to the bank. Then empower some of your other ships with the technology of the sacrificed ship. The maximum number of ships you can empower this way depends on the sacrificed ship's size: small=1, medium=2, large=3.
	*# '''Pass''': Take no action.		*# '''Pass''': Take no action.
	Besides player actions, few extra things can happen on a turn		Besides player actions, a few extra things can happen on a turn:
	* '''Catastrophe''': If four or more pieces of the same color are in the same system, you may return them to the bank as a free turn action.		* '''Catastrophe''': If four or more pieces of the same color are in the same system, you may return them to the bank as a free turn action.
	* '''~~Forgetting~~''': If a system ''other than a homeworld'' has no ships, its star is immediately returned to the bank. This can happen if the last ship moves away, is sacrificed, or is destroyed in a catastrophe.		* '''Abandonment''': If a system ''other than a homeworld'' has no ships, its star is immediately returned to the bank. This can happen if the last ship moves away, is sacrificed, or is destroyed in a catastrophe.
	* '''Super nova''': If a system's last star is destroyed in a catastrophe, all remaining ships are immediately returned to the bank.		* '''Super nova''': If a system's last star is destroyed in a catastrophe, all remaining ships are immediately returned to the bank.

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	You win if your opponent controls no ships in their homeworld at the end of either player's turn. If both players lose homeworld control on the same turn, the game is a draw.		You win if your opponent controls no ships in their homeworld at the end of either player's turn. If both players lose homeworld control on the same turn, the game is a draw.

	==Fundamentals of space travel==



			==***Complete Rules***====Fundamentals of space travel==
	Homeworlds is played without a board.		Homeworlds is played without a board.
	Instead, the pieces that are in play are placed in clusters called "star systems."		Instead, the pieces that are in play are placed in clusters called "star systems."

Babamots: Formatted for better in-game preview

2022-09-29T15:34:34Z

Formatted for better in-game preview

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	*# '''Sacrifice''': Choose one of your ships and return it to the bank. Then empower some of your other ships with the technology of the sacrificed ship. The maximum number of ships you can empower this way depends on the sacrificed ship's size: small=1, medium=2, large=3.		*# '''Sacrifice''': Choose one of your ships and return it to the bank. Then empower some of your other ships with the technology of the sacrificed ship. The maximum number of ships you can empower this way depends on the sacrificed ship's size: small=1, medium=2, large=3.
	*# '''Pass''': Take no action.		*# '''Pass''': Take no action.
			Besides player actions, few extra things can happen on a turn
	* '''Catastrophe''': If four or more pieces of the same color are in the same system, you may return them to the bank as a free turn action.		* '''Catastrophe''': If four or more pieces of the same color are in the same system, you may return them to the bank as a free turn action.
	* '''Forgetting''': If a system'~~s last~~ star is ~~destroyed in a catastrophe, all remaining ships are~~ immediately returned to the bank. If a ~~system~~ ''~~other than~~ a ~~homeworld~~'~~' has no ships, its~~ star is immediately returned to the bank.		* '''Forgetting''': If a system ''other than a homeworld'' has no ships, its star is immediately returned to the bank. This can happen if the last ship moves away, is sacrificed, or is destroyed in a catastrophe.
			* '''Super nova''': If a system's last star is destroyed in a catastrophe, all remaining ships are immediately returned to the bank.

	===Technologies===		===Technologies===

Babamots: Added a very short rule summary.

2022-08-25T23:26:22Z

Added a very short rule summary.

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 Stack up the pyramids, sorted by size and color, and place them to the side of the playing area.
 This is the Bank.
 ==Fundamentals of space travel==

Cuc69: /* Star Abandonment / itemizing with instead of #

2022-05-06T19:38:38Z

Star Abandonment: itemizing with * instead of #

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	==Star Abandonment==		==Star Abandonment==
	When a star is not occupied by any ship at all, it is called abandoned. An abandoned star that's not part of a Homeworld is returned to the Bank immediately. This can happen when:		When a star is not occupied by any ship at all, it is called abandoned. An abandoned star that's not part of a Homeworld is returned to the Bank immediately. This can happen when:
	# you move out of a system with the last ship.		* you move out of a system with the last ship.
	# when you sacrifice the last ship in a system.		* when you sacrifice the last ship in a system.
	# after a Catastrophe.		* after a Catastrophe.
	If you have actions remaining in your turn, then the stars that are returned to the Bank can be immediately used in the rest of your turn.		If you have actions remaining in your turn, then the stars that are returned to the Bank can be immediately used in the rest of your turn.

Cuc69: /* Overpopulation and Catastrophe */ Adding the section Star Abandonment.

2022-05-06T19:37:11Z

Overpopulation and Catastrophe: Adding the section Star Abandonment.

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	You can only Trade exact size for exact size;		You can only Trade exact size for exact size;
	if the size you want is not available, you cannot Trade.		if the size you want is not available, you cannot Trade.

			==Star Abandonment==
			When a star is not occupied by any ship at all, it is called abandoned. An abandoned star that's not part of a Homeworld is returned to the Bank immediately. This can happen when:
			# you move out of a system with the last ship.
			# when you sacrifice the last ship in a system.
			# after a Catastrophe.
			If you have actions remaining in your turn, then the stars that are returned to the Bank can be immediately used in the rest of your turn.

	==Overpopulation and Catastrophe==		==Overpopulation and Catastrophe==

Cuc69: /* Overpoulation and Catastrophe */

2022-05-06T19:30:52Z

Overpoulation and Catastrophe

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	if the size you want is not available, you cannot Trade.		if the size you want is not available, you cannot Trade.

	==~~Overpoulation~~ and Catastrophe==		==Overpopulation and Catastrophe==
	Too much of one color in one system can trigger a disaster called a Catastrophe.		Too much of one color in one system can trigger a disaster called a Catastrophe.
	Overpopulation exists any time a single system contains four or more pieces of the same color — including ships on both sides AND the star system itself.		Overpopulation exists any time a single system contains four or more pieces of the same color — including ships on both sides AND the star system itself.

Cuc69: /* Color powers */ Move can be Travel or Discovery.

2022-05-06T19:24:32Z

Color powers: Move can be Travel or Discovery.

Cuc69: /* Sacrifice action */ You get these actions but you can only use each action once, not all of them "in any system you control a ship". In other words, each action can be used independently of the others in any system you control ships.

2022-05-06T19:11:33Z

Sacrifice action: You get these actions but you can only use each action once, not all of them "in any system you control a ship". In other words, each action can be used independently of the others in any system you control ships.

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	===Sacrifice action===		===Sacrifice action===
	The number of Sacrifice actions you get is equal to the pip count of the ship you Sacrificed.		The number of Sacrifice actions you get is equal to the pip count of the ship you Sacrificed.
	You get that many actions, of that ship's color, in any ~~systems~~ where you still control a ship, regardless of which colors you have access to in said system.		You get that many actions, of that ship's color; each action can be used, independently of the other actions, in any system where you still control a ship, regardless of which colors you have access to in said system.

	==Color powers==		==Color powers==

Cuc69: /* Basic action */ The basic action should focus on what you can do with a ship you choose, not "where".

2022-05-06T18:54:22Z

Basic action: The basic action should focus on what you can do with a ship you choose, not "where".

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	===Basic action===		===Basic action===
	You may perform your Basic action in any ~~system where~~ you control ~~a ship~~, using any power you can access in that ~~ship's~~ system.		You may perform your Basic action with any ship you control, in its system, using any power you can access in that system.

	===Sacrifice action===		===Sacrifice action===

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	A ship of ANY COLOR can use any power that it has access to.		A ship of ANY COLOR can use any power that it has access to.
	Color access is provided by any of the following:		Color access is provided by any of the following:
	# Star: Color of ~~the~~ system's star		# Star: Color of a system's star,
	# Ship: Color of a ship YOU control there		# Ship: Color of a ship YOU control there,
	# Sacrifice: Color of a ship you ~~dismantle~~		# Sacrifice: Color of a ship you have sacrificed (also see: Sacrifice action).
	Each color provides a different power.		Each color provides a different power.
	* Green = Build (The green Colonists construct the starships.)		* Green = Build (The green Colonists construct the starships.)
	* Yellow = Move (The yellow Navigators grok the wormholes.)		* Yellow = Move, i.e., Travel or Discovery (The yellow Navigators grok the wormholes.)
	* Red = Capture (The red Warriors wield the weapons.)		* Red = Capture (The red Warriors wield the weapons.)
	* Blue = Trade (The blue Ice-Traders offer exchanges.)		* Blue = Trade (The blue Ice-Traders offer exchanges.)
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	===Yellow===		===Yellow===
	Move a ship from the system it's in to any other connected system (~~known~~ or newly Discovered).		Move a ship from the system it's in to any other connected system (existing or newly Discovered).
	* Travel: Move to any connected system whether it is currently populated with your ships, your opponent's ships, or both.		* Travel: Move to any connected system whether it is currently populated with your ships, your opponent's ships, or both.
	* Discovery: Take a piece of your choice from the Bank, add it to the field as a star, then move your ship to that star.		* Discovery: Take a piece of your choice from the Bank, add it to the field as a star, then move your ship to that star.
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	===Red===		===Red===
	Capture an enemy ship by turning the piece around so that it points away from you.		Capture an enemy ship by turning the piece around so that it points away from you.
	(Traditionally, this power was referred to as attacking, and many players may continue to use that term, but it’s more accurate to say Capture since the goal of the attack is to seize the ship, not destroy it.		(Traditionally, this power was referred to as "attacking", and many players may continue to use that term, but it’s more accurate to say "Capture" since the goal of the attack is to seize the ship, not destroy it.
	Starships are valuable.)		Starships are valuable.)
	* Size Matters: You can only Capture a ship if it’s the same size as, or smaller than, the biggest ship YOU control in that system.		* Size Matters: You can only Capture a ship if it’s the same size as, or smaller than, the biggest ship YOU control in that system.
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	* Example: Suppose you have a Small Red and a Medium Yellow, and the other player has a Medium Red in the same system.		* Example: Suppose you have a Small Red and a Medium Yellow, and the other player has a Medium Red in the same system.
	Your Small Red is not big enough to Capture the Medium Red, and your Medium Yellow cannot attack on its own (except when the star is Red).		Your Small Red is not big enough to Capture the Medium Red, and your Medium Yellow cannot attack on its own (except when the star is Red).
	But together they can prevail, because the Medium Yellow can "borrow" the power of the Small Red.		But together they can prevail, because the Medium Yellow can "borrow" (has access to) the power of the Small Red.

	===Blue===		===Blue===