[chewy027]

So I start a game with 19 handpicked AIs on high bonus and high difficulty. I also pick small universe and allowed to start in same system to spice things up a bit. Unfortunately for me my neighbors in the planet right down the street are the TDM Sergetti. I put up a descent defense for a while but after 20 turns my homeworld and all ships are destroyed...except one colony ship. In the midst of all the fighting I managed to build one colony ship that made it out of the system alive. I moved as far away as I could before my fuel ran out meeting lots of other unfriendly races on the way. I eventually found a system that hadn't been colonized yet and low and behold it had a planet in it that was suitable for a new homeworld. well to make a long story short, about 500 turns later I finally got my revenge and reclaimed my true home system. That game was definetely the most fun I've played. Knowing I was on the brink of defeat and coming back to win made for a great game.