[geoschmo]

I got to agree with you there. I consider myself a fairly good player, and the Last time I tried a game such as you are descibing I had to resort to cheesy tactical combat tricks like sat launchers and the like jsut to hold off the AI players a little longer. Forget about actually beating them.

I am not sure who told you small galaxies were easier for the humans though. It's pretty commonly known that the smaller the quadrant and the more cramped the players are the harder it is for a human player to survive.

Geoschmo