March Catch-up

Embark inside your time machine and I'll take you on a trip....

Somewhere in the mists of the deep past, Feb. 28th actually, three powerful entities fought for domination of the galaxy:  Emperor Wood, Rebel Leader Horak, and Ric the Hutt.  In a topsy-turvy game, first the Rebels, then the Hutts are on top.  Then the stormtroopers begin to gain in strength.  Finally, Wood uses his own Death Star to destroy his own starbase on Sluis Van.  He evades the Rebellion's victory conditions, thereby obtaining immortality.  Ric and I call it a draw. 

Step forward a week (March 7).  I draw the Rebel forces, Kent the Hutts, and Ric the Imperial troops.  With things turning toward the dark side, I gain the "Use the Force" faction card.  In desperation, I use it to inspect the starbase at Tatooine, the only system I could conceivably attack.  Lo!  The Emperor is discovered.  Cashing in a faction card straight, I'm able to battle through the storm troopers' defenses and close the game.

Finally, we land our time machine in a recent era (March 14).  Horak the Hutt takes on Sith Lord Kent and Rebel Leader LaBan.  The game is balanced from the get-go, with the Hutts getting smacked down whenever they get uppity.  But the wily Sith makes his move on the Rebels too early.  A faction card straight for the Hutts lets them sweep into Elom, move across Sluis Van to Sullust, eventually taking Duro.  Disappointed at only having 9 resource planets, the Hutts press on to capture Tattooine and the game.  It seems only fitting that the green hoard won on the week of St. Patrick's after a meal of corned beef and cabbage. 

Coming soon to a galaxy near you--the final game in what could be a trifecta.