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An old laptop was given to me that had Windows XP on it.  I was able to run on it one of my favorite old strategy PC vides games called Star Wars Rebellion (also called Star Wars Supremacy overseas) from 1998; which I had played in quite a while.  It is not an exiting first-person-shooter game, rather it is more like magaing a war for a long period from the Penatagon.  You develop planets by building facilities, mines, and refineries.  You develop named characters by sending them on missions of diplomacy, espionage, subversion, sabotage, and leadership.

Star Wars Rebellion Haiku Stream

Star Wars Rebellion:
A galactic game of Risk—
Empire/Alliance.

Alliance Leaders:
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo,
Leia, Mon Mothma.

Young Luke Skywalker
Has to confront Darth Vader,
Becomes Jedi Knight.

Han Solo pilots
The Millenium Falcon
With friend Chewbaca.

Leia Organa:
Very strong diplomat,
Potential Jedi.

President Mothma:
The rebellion’s heart and soul,
Great at recruiting.

Rebel advantage:
They are able to move their
Secret Headquarters.

Imperial Leaders:
The Emperor Palpatine,
Dark Lord Darth Vader.

Evil Palpatine,
A.K.A. Darth Sidius,
Dark Lord of the Sith.

Apprentice Vader
Was Annakin skywalker,
Seduced by dark side.

Control production,
Build mines and refineries,
Fight for resources.

The construction yards
Are used to build everything.
Must be defended!

To create armies,
Need training facilities.
Must be defended!

To build more starships,
Build or capture space stations.
Must be defended!

Special characters:
Assassins, Spies, Commandos,
And Infiltrators.

Planet resources
Gained by colonization,
Diplomacy, conquest.

To gain VICTORY:
Capture/destroy headquarters,
Capture the leaders.

Idealogies?
What’s the real goal of all wars?
Control resources!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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