[Krsqk]

Gandalph surrenders.

Well, what can I say. We met on turn 5 when his escort came into my home system only 3 spaces from my homeworld. I had decided to go the massive colonization route and had no defenses ready. I put defensive WP's into the queue, but it was too late. The first attack took out my only spaceyard and put my people into an angry state. I tried to recover, but Krsqk obviously sensed my weakness and began pouring his escorts and frigates into my system. I decided this would be a futile attempt and surrended.

Move Krsqk up a notch and throw me to the bottom... errr Sewer... errr whatever we call the Last rung these days.

Arrrrgh. Another one of those two-system away starts. I really don't think I deserve this win, given the pure luck that came my way. Like hitting his SY on the first attack, right before six missiles slammed into my scout. And his missile frigate dying reasonably quickly to my two frigates, despite simulations showing at least a 50% chance of both my ships dying. I decided to e-build one scout before doing a few colony ships (for those five breathable planets in my home system and the in-between system). It just so happened that I had three functional SYs when I attacked his HW.

Gandalph, I'll gladly replay this farce of a game in the hopes of a more balanced start. Things could have just as easily gone the other way (as tesco showed me in my first KOTH game).

[edit]Umm, 1100. Or 1101, I guess, since it's reply 1100.

[ June 07, 2003, 07:38: Message edited by: Krsqk ]