... I hate Windows...

[Violet]

Can't you get access to a pc at all?

If I buy one? :S

u clearly have psychic powers Sae, because what happened in game #1 was pretty much that- I started out between the Psilons and Klackons. The Klackons were much too close.

But no Silicoids...? Or would that have been overkill? ^_^

The inevitable war with the Klackons broke out. I was doing okay, or at least not losing any planets, although I did lose some ships. Out of necessity, my entire fleet was dealing with the Klackons. At which point the lovely Psilons launched a massive attack on me. Game abandoned. No way could I fight both of them at once.

^_^ Could have tried though, and died with honor! ^_^

Q: So... Why did I lose?

A: - My micro-management skills are for sure not as good as they used to be.
- I've almost completely forgotten how the tactical sub-game works. Learning again now.
- I spent too much time and money building infrastructure. Should've build fewer research labs/ supercomputers and more ships (at the end I was still well ahead of the Psilons on tech- a lot of good that did me).
- My grasp of diplomacy is not what it used to be. Should've gifted the Klackons lots of useless tech (easy if you're Creative). That would've at least postponed the war.
- My research strategy is rusty too. Sometimes went for the wrong techs. Nothing big, but it all counts.

The Klackon are usually Xenophobic... it's very hard to make (and stay) friends with them. :S I think you should add this reason in:

-Started between both the Klackon and the Psilon... hardly a friendly spot to be occupying.

On balance, I'm quite pleased that I didn't win. It means that I get to have some really awesome challenging games.

Will start game #2 tonight. Hoping for an easier starting position, but I'll take whatever comes.

^_^ You're making my addiction to MoO worse! ^_^

Have fun!