On 2/13/09, miyu <xmiyux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I do have a Homeworlds question. Can a large ship attack and turn another > large ship? the rules I read online said the attacked ship had to be > smaller than the attacker to be defeated (therefore ties would just be > stalemates). That is how I taught my students this week but I wondered if > it was correct. >From the rules: "You CANNOT take control of an enemy ship if it's LARGER than the largest ship you own in the system." (Emphasis mine.) Yes, a large ship can capture a large ship. > I realized I had already screwed up one rule. I thought you could construct > any color ship. I had missed the part about needing a ship of that color in > the system already. I made this mistake in my first few games too. It changes things a lot. The game becomes far less strategic if you allow this. Glad you caught it. -- - |) () /\/