Great narrative, was really interesting to hear your thoughts. One clarification, you've misunderstood preferred focus (see page 32 of rules). You can’t keep using your preferred focus cards, rather it applies to temptation focus and also some technology. Also you can have a maximum of 2 fleet stands in your sectors (so 6 corvettes for example), which is why the icon on the galactic board end of phase B shows two fleet triangles.
You can also reinforce, moving the bottom track to gain two resources. Those can be used to pay off the crisis when you build the sector defense. Just another example of what you can do in this game. Great explanation of every focus card. It will surely help the new players who are being introduced to the game.
You misunderstood. I did not convert credits when I produced. The previous action cost 2 energy, and I changed my mind and used coins instead of energy to pay for that action. Sorry I was being confusing...I was ret-conning there.
1:07:00 I think you forgot to produce 1 food (you had no energy production anyway). When you uplift with one fleet power you could have taken two fleet power and saved 3 materials - combat would have gone 2vs2 so tied, you spend 3 materials for an absorb, so no loss, next salvo you have initiative (2 vs 1) so fire first, voidborn die. If you had put a glory token from the event into the sector you invaded then you would have 3 glory for the event bonus.
