[geoschmo]

So Undertakr, what exactly is the point of all this? You have pointed out nothing new to anyone. The tailsman is tough, but it's not unbeatable. It's only as good as the player using it. A skilled player will do well using just about any combination, and an unskilled player is going to lose even if they use the Tailsman.

It is impossible for anyone to come up with one strategy that will beat the tailsman player under every circumstances. But the same could be said about any other possible empire setup. I could come out here and say, "Organic race is the ultimate racial trait" and give my resaons why. You and everyone else could give me suggestions for beating someone using organic race, and I could then give you my plans for dealing with your stragegies. All of it is purely theoretical and doesn't prove anything. Any more than the fact that you and your fellow religious player were able to beat 9 other players.

I had a PBW game a while back where I was non-racial tech player. I had just various characteristic bonuses. I allied with another player that was organic I think and we cleared the game of everyone else, including religious players. What does that prove? Just that we did a better job in that particular game. Nothing more, nothing less.

Geoschmo