14. Propose Asmala to play a P&N game (Pirates and Nomads by Suicide Junkie). Agree to play a Nomadic race with a one planet start. (Nomads and Pirates aren't able to colonize new planets, and so rely *heavily* on the other Empires.) And obviously, intel is allowed as the poor Nomad would be vulnerable to this. Lastly, do *not* use the latest patch, as a few abilities included in it would be too useful.
But as you are a bit silly, you took the regular trait besides the Nomadic one, and so you are able to play as usual, and you even get the 1% maintenance granted to Nomads. If you cannot beat Asmala when he is down to one planet while you do have the whole galaxy and almost no maintenance, and intelligence on top of everything, then it means Asmala is truly the worst fiend in the known universe.
That is a very good idea Cheese, but you should play with both "Player can only colonize his homeworld type" and "Player cannot colonize non-breathable planets" or whatever this second item is called. Therefore, he will be obliged to colonize Gas planets with an atmosphere of None. Unfortunately, the game would crash when generating the map I guess, even if you are able to alter your atmosphere through an hexadecimal editor.
[ February 27, 2004, 19:17: Message edited by: Alneyan ]