Catch-up Time

8/15 -- Kent won.  Maybe someday I'll remember what happened.  He was probably a Hutt. 

8/22 -- Ric won.  I think there were opportunities for everyone, but in the end, the Peetza da Hutt pulled it out of the fire. 

8/29 -- With the nephews from Vermont in town, there was only one way to avoid a total victory by the Easterners:  split them into opposing factions.  In a rare 5-player game, the Imperial Ric and David took on the Rebellious Kent and Peter (with a nod to Karl the Hutt). 

Despite my best efforts, the Hutts were only able to claw their way once up to six resource planets.  Meanwhile, the Empire inexorably ground down the Rebels and finished them off in turn 6. 

Game -- Empire.

9/1 -- With Ric and Kent otherwise occupied, we had just a couple hours to knock out a final game before the Vermonters headed out to the airport.  Sith Lord Karl took up the Imperial Storm Troopers.  Peter donned the Rebel crown.  David the Hutt filled out the final force for our 3-way battle for galactic supremacy. 

In a now classic move, the Empire quickly overran the Wild Space and fortified both points of egress with starbases and the Death Star.  Even with the Emperor in play on the first turn, he was safe behind layers of defenses. 

The Rebels responded with an all-out assault on the Ison Corridor and gained an off-setting sector.  The Hutts nearly captured the Mid Rim as well. 

Even so, the Storm Troopers suffered severe losses as the force meter moved to the light side.  The Hutts looked poised to win, when the Rebels made a desperate attack on the Death Star with minimal faction card assistance.  Luck was with them and they were able to enter the Wild Space, defeat a second starbase, and attack Elom.  Victory there resulted in the capture of the Emperor.

Game -- Rebel.