will there be a way to play scum vs. rebels vs. empire all at once? if not does any one have any interesting rules to play a 1 v 1 v 1 game? I have two friends that love playing this game with me and i'm looking for a unique way for the three of us to play against each other besides finding a random friend and doing a 2v2.

There is always the 'shoot the person to your left' method. That way the person you are shooting at is different from the person you are defending against.

Three-way scenarios are very hard to balance, and they usually devolve into one player getting blown out first. There may be some scenarios that will be published once Wave 6 comes out. Other options include 2 vs 1 games, where one side has (say) 200 points, and the other fields two 100-point forces.

Sounds like a great idea

Give objectives to the players, don't have a last man standing battle. This will discourage sitting back and waiting if it costs victory points.

Give points for kills instead of a last man standing contest. As soon as one player is completely eliminated, just tally up the points that each player has taken off the board. Each player has a shot at winning, and it avoids the dreaded player elimination problem.

The way I like doing 3 player games, and I need to eventually get this into mission control, is to give each player 2 sets of 50 points (so 100 points total).

Player A1: 50 points

Player A2: 50 points

Player B1: 50 points

Etc...

Each squad gets a match up, After you destroy your opponent's 50 points you can reinforce one of your other matchups

So:

A1 plays B1

A2 plays C1

B1 plays A1

B2 plays C2

C1 plays A2

C2 plays B2

Played on a 3x3 board with asteroids. You can only attack/target the 50 points you are currently matched up with. Winner is the last one standings.