{"product_id":"home-worlds","title":"Homeworlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the game of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHomeworlds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, you take on the role of a space-faring civilization that has become embroiled in an epic, galaxy-wide struggle between good and evil. Good civilizations try to work together to eradicate evil, while evil civilizations crave only senseless destruction — but which players are good and which are evil? That's the ultimate question in this game of strategy, psychology, and diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStepping back from the setting,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomeworlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a deep abstract strategy game of perfect information, resource management, and galactic war in which you try to destroy your opponent's homeworld before their space fleet reaches yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomeworlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas played with a full sixty-pyramid (\"classic icehouse\") game set and could be played with 2–6 people. Multi-player\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinister Homeworlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand two-player\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBinary Homeworlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Andy Looney's preferred variant) remove the good\/evil roles, leaving the game as a perfect information abstract strategy game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, the standalone game\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomeworlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas released, with this being the original two-player\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBinary Homeworlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evariant rules. This edition of the game contains 36 pyramids in four colors that each provide specific powers in the game: red for attack, yellow for movement, green for growth, and blue for transformation. Using just 36 pyramids,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomeworlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis actually a 4X (expand, explore, exploit, exterminate) conquest game.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Level Up Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503899513061,"sku":"LOO-111","price":449.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0335\/2959\/3988\/files\/pic5241326.webp?v=1784643822","url":"https:\/\/levelupstore.co.za\/products\/home-worlds","provider":"Level Up Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}