I played the empire - my wife played the rebels. The game is simply amazing. I don't know how it feels so good and so star wars - but it does!
I used the long range probe card to "guess" the rebel base - I was correct. The problem was there wasn't enough time left in the game for me to move troops to the location! The only complaint I have is that troop movement needs some work done on it. I know they don't want the ability to move troops all the way across the board in 1 turn - but there needs to be a little more movement freedom imho.
Perhaps this is why the "map" is so red right now?
Anyways, 9.5/10 FFG - great job.