I lost two this morning, and had a couple of holes from before..
Edly the Deadly quit again. I get the impression he quits a game any time it doesn't look like he's going to win. He's never emailed me to say why he quit (his empire is still very much alive).
And I lost Rimfire. I know the WASPS have their homeplanets (which isn't bad, since this galaxy is TIGHT). Not sure on status of the other open empires. Feel free to join!
--Ed