A 3-way Tie?!

Well... I never would have guessed.  After hours of see-saw warfare... well, see-saw dice rolling... exhaustion set in and no victor was in sight.  We called it a 3-way draw -- the first ever.  When you consider my opponents (see photo below), you'll understand why it was shocking to have victory slip through my fingers

It started out just fine:  Peetza da Hutt attacked the Rebels at Kessel and the Rebels rolled (6,6), then (5,6), and then another (6,6).  Six dead Hutt legions and all for nought. 

Actually, the night went on like that with (5,6) rolls coming up any time there was a critical battle.  Rebel Leader Horak was able to hold onto the Outer Rim for two turns and that was a huge bonus.  But the cards weren't helpful at all.  A fleet was never assembled, large numbers of reinforcements never arrived, and Imperial star bases stood their ground. 

Meanwhile, the Hutts, although tightly hemmed in to the Mid Rim, managed to break out into the Core Worlds and inflict terrible damage to Rebel and Empire alike.  Also, the Hutts continued to destoy star bases, forcing the Empire to relocate them. 

The Storm Troopers tried repeatedly to corner the wily Rebels, but their forces always managed to bounce back.  With all the star bases (and the Emperor himself) deployed, perhaps it was only a matter of time.

At any rate, after ten rounds of play, we agreed to the first-ever three-way draw.