If you look at the Scoreboard, you’ll see a column entitled “Military Score”. During the early part of the game, when there’s a limited number of starbases in play, it’s quite possible to use that score to analyze the enemy fleet. Even in the later game, it’s quite possible to use it to figure out builds and ship trades by your enemies.
Here’s a short description Continue reading
(written by Commander Koski)
I think we all have played many kinds of war and strategy games. In all of them you try to position your units in a beneficial manner, to hold the high ground, so you have better odds to defeat your opponents.
By “strategic diplomacy” I mean the planned effort to position yourself in your game with Continue reading
There are eleven players and one winner (maybe two). Mathematically speaking, this means that sometimes you’re just plain gonna lose, no matter how good or skilled or lucky you happen to be. Sometimes you die; sometimes you survive; sometimes… you change sides. This is technically called “Becoming a Vassal”, though your former teammates may refer to it in other less salubrious terms.
So here’s what happens: Someone has managed to get an overwhelming force next to your homeworld. Your navy is shattered; your escape is cut off. And your planets are Continue reading
This short treatise was inspired by a public thread in the Aries War newsfeed. Two Emperors, at least one likely prospective Emperor, and several current and former championship contestants participated in a lively discussion on the subject, but in the end I felt that as many questions were raised as were answered. Here, then, I have attempted to organize many of the thoughts expressed on the subject and to Continue reading
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