[rdouglass]

I too like the SM approach. I usually set up 1 fleet as a "raider" fleet. It has the usual complement: mine sweepers, repair ship, missle ships PD ships, and of course 1 SM ship. It keeps the AI reeling (and I suspect it would a human opponent also) 'cause they keep trying to react to where the fleet is this "month". Just open a W Point inside the enemy territory, go thru, close the WP and wreak havoc for a coupla' months. Reopen WP to your territory, go thru, and close WP.

If you want to really mess 'em up, just send a "star buster" thru and waste the whole system. That'll definitely get rid of the mines (and everything else of course).

Of course with a human opponent, it probably would work both ways....

This game is soooo cool....brings out the evil in all of us....