The general assembly of empires sat in absolute silence in
the building which housed the League of United Planets, on the
planet Terra.  Suddenly, the silence was broken by the hideous,
hissing voice of the Satharian ambassador.

     "FOOLSSSS!", it hissed.  "You sssit talking.  No action.
The Ssssatharian Empire hereby WITHDRAWSSS itssself from the
league!"  It then turned and spat behind it's back.

     "You can't do that!" shouted an ambassador from the Galek-Nub
empire.  "This could mean war!"

     "Then war it isss," hissed the Satharian ambassador, slowly.
The Satharian half-closed it's eyes, and viewed the Galek-Nubian
through it's sinister, slitted eyes.

     The Galek-Nubian let part of his robe fall away, revealing the
glint of a dagger.  The dim lights of the general assembly's chamber
glinted on it.

     "STOP!" yelled the Terran ambassador.  "This assembly will not
be tainted by blood!"

     "Sssso, you ssside with the Galek-Nubiansss," spoke the
Satharian.

     "Ha!  We shall side with no one, let alone the Terrans who use
this assembly as little more than a place to spout there enormous
ego!" yelled the Galek-Nubian.

     One by one, each empire severed ties with whatever other empire
it knew.  War was at hand.  The question which was at hand was who
should colonize what planets in the newly discovered Outer Rim.  The
Outer Rim was the only known place left in the galaxy with planets.
The Terrans claimed they needed it because their race continually
multiplies do to their short life spans, and they needed more space.
The Satharians need more military bases.  The Yllarians needed more
planets to mine.   Either one person wanted too much, or one empire
wouldn't allow another to have what it wanted next to one of it's
planets.  One thing was certain - the planets they wanted would be
gained through force, now.  And the one who controlled the most
planets in the outer rim would undoubtlably become the most powerful
of all the races.


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    This is where you come in to play.  You have been given a ship
and some vessels; the most that your government could give you in
this deep space area.  You must, either by yourself, or with the
help of others, controll at least 60% of the planets in the Outer
Rim to win this war.  By colonizing and fortifying planets, you'll
be able to manufacture more goods and ships for yourself.  You should
expect aggression from other ships, and should not hesitate to 
attack others to reach your goal of 60% of the planets.  Your entire
race is at stake.  Good luck.   You'll need it.