A Rebellion Goes Awry

General Wood, esteemed leader of the Rebel Faction, was faced by Darth Horak with his legions of Imperial storm troopers and Peetza da Hutt, supreme drug lord and crime boss of the galaxy.  Having defeated Ric and I last week, Kent was after the second victory on his way to a trifecta. 

In an unusual start, the Rebels were gentle on their first assaults, not really inflicting huge damage.  The Hutts started slow but they always gather momentum with their excellent cards.  The Empire seemed to sputter and stall in their initial offense.  All in all, it was a pitiful start.

The despicable dark lord of the Sith attempted to gain traction, but the Hutts kept threatening.  Meanwhile, the Rebels gathered their forces.  In the end, the Emperor was unmasked within his starbase and galactic rule passed to the Rebellion.

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A one week intermission takes place while Ric goes on walkabout in Utah.

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As our combatants resume their weekly engagement, Ric and I generously agree to let Kent take up the mantle of the Empire.  With that, he has at least a tiny chance of gaining his coveted trifecta. Horak the Hutt and General LaBan took up their dice and bravely met their common foe. 

Despite starting with five resource planets, the Hutts were rebuffed at every other turn.  The El'Rood Sector continuously changed hands.  Tatooine was heavily fortified and Bespin was impenetrable.   Every gain was met with a matching defeat.  A fleet of capital ships didn't seem to help.  The Hutts only made it up to six resource planets, tops.  Spies cards kept the others from gaining straights and the seven troops that would come with that.  Surprisingly, when an opportunity to capture Nar Shaddar came up, it was discovered that the e-vile Emperor was hiding there.  He relocated to Kurt, but only garrisoned it with a single troop.

Meanwhile, the Rebels gathered their forces.  Despite some remarkable losses (why was it that all the battles were decided by a single pip?), they climbed steadily in control.  But by Turn 5 they had yet to destroy a single starbase. 

Finally, as we were dipping deeper into the Clynellish, the Rebels cashed in their straight and made a run at the storm troopers.  Along the way, they attacked Kurt, more to move the Force Meter than anything else.  When the single garrison capitulated, it was "game ova."  Victory Rebels and trifecta averted.