Yeah I made a SERIOUS strategic blunder in the Last couple of turns. I should have immediately moved to counter Mictlan's control of one or more of the capitals he held... probably Man or Matchaka. That devil/tartarian army I am quite certain would have held just about anything that could be thrown at it in check.
That and I should have prepared better for the adventure under the sea... I mean, I KNEW there were water queens there I should have brought the tools to deal with them, instead of retreating in ignominy.
Oh well... I was stuck in a "long-term planning" strategy and couldn't snap out of it fast enough to deal with the fact that armageddon had already arrived!!
rex_havok: yes you need the master password to check out any nation other than your own (assuming they had passwords set).