I know it is outlined that if a system is prepped by multiple powers, the one with the most prep wins it to expand to it.
What is less clear is what if that winning power, doesn't have the CC to expand to it, perhaps they expanded to another system instead.
1. Does this then result in their prep on all their other systems they aren't expanding to becoming null and void?
or
2. Is this intended to be a way to defensively prep systems you know you wont actually expand to just to keep other powers from expanding to it?
What is less clear is what if that winning power, doesn't have the CC to expand to it, perhaps they expanded to another system instead.
1. Does this then result in their prep on all their other systems they aren't expanding to becoming null and void?
or
2. Is this intended to be a way to defensively prep systems you know you wont actually expand to just to keep other powers from expanding to it?