---@type table
return {
  players = { "red", "yellow", "blue", "green" },
  current_player = "red",
  phase = "waiting_roll",
  dice_index = 0,
  dice_values = { 6, 3, 4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 6, 4, 2, 6, 5 },
  dice = nil,
  selected_piece = nil,
  pending_move = nil,
  winner = nil,
  pieces = {
    red_1 = { id = "red_1", owner = "red", status = "home", progress = 0 },
    red_2 = { id = "red_2", owner = "red", status = "home", progress = 0 },
    yellow_1 = { id = "yellow_1", owner = "yellow", status = "home", progress = 0 },
    yellow_2 = { id = "yellow_2", owner = "yellow", status = "home", progress = 0 },
    blue_1 = { id = "blue_1", owner = "blue", status = "home", progress = 0 },
    blue_2 = { id = "blue_2", owner = "blue", status = "home", progress = 0 },
    green_1 = { id = "green_1", owner = "green", status = "home", progress = 0 },
    green_2 = { id = "green_2", owner = "green", status = "home", progress = 0 }
  }
}