Yeah...you could do a lot with a map shaped like the US..for instance..the California Star Sytem would be restricted to 1 radioactive facility (low power capability)but with the ability of sucking energy from all nearby systems...for the Florida Star system we would need a special facility for chad counting....in Ohio on the planet of Cincinatti they could all be rioting...then of course the ships from the New York system would all have to be checkered yellow with the population extremely rude and heavily armed...
Ok...maybe a little too harsh...but still could be entertaining
Sabre21