[henk brouwer]

I had a game were I started with rock/CO2 and begun in the same system as the Eeee (gas/CO2). we started with low tech 3 planets, on turn 5 the Eee had constructed their first cruiser(!!!) only researching ship building level 3 took me 5 turns (not researching anything else)I did give the computer a high bonus though.

( I was lucky, I managed to defeat the Eee by trowing plague bombs on their worlds, they couldn't find one of my colonies)