The crime lord Jabba the Hutt himself was fond of this game, and he would sometimes play it with anyone in Mos Espa during his own game venue, or even teach how to play it. The Hutt was renowned as a tough opponent and a master strategist at holochex. At some point prior to the Boonta Eve Classic in 32 BBY, an extra–galactic spacer chanced their luck at Jabba's game plaza and won a few holochex matches against the Hutt.