Talk:Homejinks

Rule Clarifications, Please

This seems to be an enjoyable tiny version of Homeworlds. However, some rules need clarification.

Setup. Can you clarify what a "system" is? From the context I gather that a system is a "location" on the Star Map, but it is not marked by a star. Am I right? I'd go for this definition: A "Star System" is marked by the presence of one or more ships (from either player) and no other markers. If desired, a location can be marked with a poker chip or a playing card facing down.
Therefore, point 2. is confusing mentioning the "homeship". I don't think that the ship is special in any way, because there is no "homeworld" to defend. It's only about ships. A game state consists of a collection of star systems that contain ships.
Overpopulation. Not clear. The rules contain these corroborating statements, that with a catastrophe you "remove all ships of the overpopulated size and return them to the global stash" and it "destroys all of the overpopulated ships of that size." Huh? With 3 trios in play, there can only be 3 ships of one *size* in any system. So, is an overpopulation occurring if a system contains 3 ships of the same size? This is not clear, and it seems that it diverts from the standard idea of containing 4 ships of the same color. This would revert to saying that an overpopulation exists if a star system contains 4 or more ships (regardless the player). Alternatively, is it also implied that if you play with 3 players that the Bank contains 4 trios? But Pink Hijinks only has 3 trios. Clarification is needed with regards to Setup rule 1 and 3 (counterclockwise implies 3 players).
Catastrophe. Perhaps the rule can be adjusted to be able to call a catastrophe at any time during your turn when an overpopulation occurs.
Red Recapture. Because of the dice, recapture most likely will not result in draw, even in a 2-player game, because other options may become available, such as construct, move or trade. (But if desired, no-recapture can be introduced.)

I'm curious. Was this game playtested? I'll give it a try and get back with findings. Cuc (talk) 17:34, 1 November 2020 (PST)