The Longest Galactic Yard

This week we concluded a record-setting battle that spanned two weeks and a dozen game turns.  On 3 May Darth Wood, Horak the Hutt, and Rebel Leader Laban fought to an inconclusive position.  Not willing to let go of each side's perceived advantage, the game was digitally recorded, card decks were stabilized, and preparations made for resuming the game the following week.

Of course things did not go as planned:  the Hutts took over the Ison Corridor, the Empire conquered the Wild Space, and the Rebels were slowly driven down to four systems.  The Hutts, with a combined fleet of three capital ships and a bomber, reached nine resource planets but were thwarted at the last system.  The Empire inexorably moved towards crushing the last Rebels.  The agile Rebels, though, had pegged the force meter and kept scoring large numbers of faction cards (in fact, they ran the deck out).  Using superior reinforcements, they managed to make a last desperate assault on the last Star Base. 

Victory, Rebels.