[Stone Mill]

Originally posted by sparhawk:
Sparhawk vs.Mathias Ice. We started with just one system between us. Luckly for me I discovered Mathias ice first with an escort.
At that moment I was pumping out escort to scout ahead. He was pumping out colony ships, so when we meet the col was no match..btw a tip: use ram strategy for your colony ships..IT WORKS.
So when I was heading to his homeplanet, I totally switch from building col. to escort ships.
Wave after wave succeeded in the end to blockad his homeworld (turn 1.6).
So up one for me.
And hopefully we meet again Mathias Ice for a real game , because this one was just pure luck

Sparhawk

Sparhawk, Mathias... OOF!

That is my worst nightmare. I've had a close start happen several times and luckily I found out quickly and compensated. I was able to hold off opponents with satellite layers and ramming until mines were available, which gave me a little relaxation.

Also I have to say this is a gutsy move by Sparhawk; I can't seem to bring myself to pull off "An early Kill." Guess I'm just too conservative.