Okay so no surprise that I am not exactly satisfied with the Rebel victory condition. it seems too abstract and breaks theme with the anti-climatic results. Almost like this Robot Chicken clip (however in Robot Chicken it seems like the Rebels did more than what Rebels do in a standard game of Rebellion.)
So here is an idea to make the Rebel victory condition seem more thematic. Also I like the asymmetrical strategy aspect but I think an Axis and Allies version where Axis starts out strong but loses momentum as the game progresses is better than the Lord of the Rings travel counter work.
So New Rebel Victory Condition.
Rebels must complete a Stage III Mission that either matches or brings the Rebel counter ahead of the turn counter.
Because of this additional requirement to the rebel victory
the rebel counter starts two points ahead
of the regular starting condition.
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hat happens when the counters meet/cross each other?
If the rebel inspiration counter and imperial turn counter cross each other then at the
start of each turn the rebels get to produce one unit for each point ahead of the turn counter in priority order on a neutral system
(neutral system is defined that is not under imperial or rebel control or imperial subjugation). This is to symbolizing other systems starting to rebel from the empire (although not as part of the alliance). The priority is what type of rebel unit gets placed depending on unit availability. The priority is as follows:
Rebel Troop, Ion Cannon, Rebel Speeder, Shield Generator, X-wing, Y-wing, Rebel Transport, Corelleian Corvette, Mon Calamari Star Cruiser.
So this case Rebels start to gain free units although they are technically independent (they do not control a system without the mission first) however they can be picked up by rebel units with a transport capacity and can join the rebel side in a battle. This is more like the Axis and allies set up where the momentum shifts from the Axis to the economic advantage the Allies have, only in this case it is not an economic advantage but an ideology that has spread to all the systems throughout the Galaxy to resists the Empire.
Question, comments?