The hated Atreides occupied Arrakeen, the Guild huddled in Tuek’s Sietch and the Fremen spread like rats over the entire surface with Sietch Tabyr as their nest.
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen sat secure in his stronghold at Carthag.
The spice blew in the Old Gap and the storm covered the Broken Land.
Fremen forces moved to secure their hold on Sietch Tabyr, adding 5 to the 3 already there, and their force of 3 on the False West Wall moved to the Polar Sink.
Atreides envoys with a 4-strong force traveled to the Habbanya Ridge Sietch and moved 2 units from Arrakeen to the Pasty Mesa.
The Emperor shipped a massive force of 10, including 3 Sardaukar, through Arrakeen to the spice blow at the Old Gap.
Harkonnen troops were right behind the Atreides, dropping their troops into Habbanya Ridge Sietch.
Guild navigators considered their options but took no action.
In Habbanya Ridge Sietch the Beast Rabban poisoned Thufir Hawat and took control of the stronghold.
The Harkonnen collected five spice as Thufir was rendered down for his water.
A worm appeared in the Old Gap, devouring the massive Imperial force that stood poised to attack Arrakeen.
The spice blew in Habbanya Flat and the storm covered the Great Flat.
Fremen deployed five units to the False Wall West and then moved them to the spice blow at Habbanya Flat.
Atreides, stinging from their loss and having spent too much on treachery, reinforced Arrakeen with 2 fresh units.
The Emperor shipped 6 units through Tuek’s Sietch to the South Mesa.
Harkonnen shipped 2 units to Habbanya Sietch and then moved one to challenge the Fremen on the Flat.
The Guild, threatened by the Imperial presence, shipped 10 to Tuek’s Sietch and then moved them to the South Mesa to remove the Imperial ‘observers’.
On the Habbanya Flat, Jamis shot the Harkonnen cheap hero who was using the dreaded Kulon / Balliset combination.
On the South Mesa, Bashar sold his services to the Guild, sacrificing his entire force with no Guild losses. Bashar hit the tanks with a loud splash as the Guild collected 2 spice.
The spice blew in the Hagga Basin as the storm rolled over Ceilago South.
The Guild seized the initiative and cross-shipped their 10 units from the South Mesa to take on the Atreides in Arrakeen.
The Emperor, not having had enough, dropped 8 (including 4 Sardaukar) units into Tuek’s Sietch.
The Harkonnen, hungry for spice, shipped 2 to Carthag and then moved 4 from Carthag to the spice blow in the Hagga Basin.
Fremen, still floundering in search of easy spice, deployed 3 to the Polar Sink and then marched the entire force of 10 (including 2 Fedaykin) to the False Wall South.
Atreides cowards flee Arrakeen to the Imperial Basin.
In Tuek’s Sietch, Esmar Tuek murders the Imperial cheap hero, but the Emperor wins on weight of numbers alone, committing 8 of his 12-strong force.
The spice blew on the Great Flat while the storm moved to Gara Kulon.
Fremen marched from the False South Wall into Tuek’s Sietch.
Atreides, impoverished, stood helplessly by.
The Emperor, his troop strength growing thin, surrendered his hard won victory at Tuek’s Sietch as his troops moved to the False South Wall.
The Guild shiped 1 troop to the Imperial Basin to shake things up for the Atreides.
The Harkonnen made their play for Dune, shipping 4 troops into Arrakeen, moving 4 troops from the Hagga Basin to Arrakeen, and taking advantage of the Hajir to move 7 more troops from Carthag to Arrakeen.
The Beast Rabban and 15 Harkonnen troops faced off against Staban Tuek and 10 Guild troops. The Beast’s shield protected him from Staban’s projectile weapon while Staban’s snooper did nothing to protect him from the Beast’s.
The Beast Rabban stood over the dead body of Staban Tuek and declared Harkonnen domination of Dune!
Posted Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:54 am
but as written, it was only a feeling 
)