Planetary Shell Game
 

Well, the Krill are swarming, and I have no ships in the system. I will be getting some ships from my Partners, but until I can retrofit them, my planet is on its own.

So, I came up with "The Planetary Shell Game" (as opposed to "The Planetary Shell Game")

The krill fleet is heading for one of my planets, so before they arrive, a twist of the diplomaitc wrist trades that planet for another random one.
Since the krill are friends with my trading partner, they cannot attack their target anymore, and must try to follow the wanderings of my rule http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

In the end, I hope, I will have the defense force ready before they can pick the right planet to attack. (They won't run outta fuel, since my Ally has resupply depots they can use)