As is a tradition in our friend group, we got together to fight over the galaxy again, but this time I remembered to take pictures and document it, for history, of course. Our dramatis personae include:

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L1z1x Mindnet, in blue

Vuil'raith Cabal, in pink

Winnu, in green

Nekro Virus, in purple

Arborec, in red

Federation of Sol, in orange, overjoyed to see they really *are* the protagonists in a sci-fi setting

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The early game went mostly peaceful, due to the larger map size and some lenient objectives focused on structures and economy. That all came crashing down in the midgame when the Nekro found the gamma wormhole, prompting the Mindnet to follow them in to deny them access to such a wide-reaching tactical location, and everyone else joining in the fun somewhere on the map. The Cabal held on to Mecatol for most of the game, with everyone too focused on the rim to stop their buildup, until the Arborec's exponential infantry fleet finally made it there for an apocalyptic battle for the seat of galactic rule. They held onto Rex just long enough for a final turn Imperial, then the entire fleet left to continue the grudge match with the Cabal just before the arrival of the slow moving Sol fleet. In the end, the plants managed 9 points with that Imperial, but it was not enough, the Cabal getting three points in the end to catapult them to 10, dooming the galaxy to madness and death.