[Slynky]

Originally posted by Mark the Merciful:
Mark the Merciful (Kif Hegemony) vs Slynky (Trithian Empire) - 2406.1

Well, I have to second that comment! As posted before, 2nd game with Mark the Merciful and second time it's been a strange game! At this turn level to only have just reached 30K research is, well, very Primitive ( ) of me.

Well, I don't normally reveal the empire design opponents take, but I suspect it will be a long time before Mark tries Religious again in a KOTH game. So, there is reduced worry in revealing the exact nature of his dilemma in fighting.

I thought I boxed him in but when I looked around, I boxed myself in. So, both being boxed in resulted in a lower research level for many of the starting turns.

This turn, I finally made my first LCs . I'm planning multiple assualts as a Last ditch effort before he manages to gain the Talisman (besides, I am resource poor).

Mines are still really a major player in this game which is also unusual for this time of the game.

It's really turned into a race for Mark to see if he can split his research up into getting enough equipment to keep his ships competitive while letting the overflow dribble into the Talisman research. For me, I need to stop him.

It's been a very interesting game and Mark has played brilliantly! As I said in an earlier post (well, kind of), I'd rather have had this fun and this kind of strategy game over the quick win I may have had at turn 3 (surprising him at his homeworld with a missile ship). Win or lose.