[Stone Mill]

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice

Game date 2410.7 (Turn 107)- I have officially surrendered to Mathias. I held off as long as I could but he busted through my Last fleet Last turn and I have nothing else. He is blockading my home world and I only have a few colonies left.

Comments - Simply put: wow! This was on heck of a game and I loved every minute of it. It was the most fun losing I've had on the hill. Mathias, you played a great game and I commend you for it. Not too much I can suggest other then what we talked about during the game. Good luck on the crest of the hill!

Asmala, please delete our game and move Mathias up and me back down with the bottom dwellers. Thanks!

Rags,
Now that your match is ended... I would like to offer some thoughts, if I may...

Consider that when an attacker know he has you on the defensive, he smells blood. Especially if he knows his fleets are gaining ground despite some losses. This is a situation of eventual doom.

Consider this- a strategy called "End run," used by some of the pros here (I believe Geo and some others give good accounts). It pretty much entails giving the attacker something to worry about when he thinks he has you down and out (and he does).

This is a low percentage move, but it does throw a wrench in the works. Wage war against the enemy's planets, not his ships. Commit a portion of your defense to offense. Yes this will mean leaving a system defenseless, which you will have to fall back and make a stand deeper with whatever you can... but if you choose not to engage the attacker's fleets and give him some pain, you make the attacker make some interesting choices. You may get him to turn around and chase you. You may frag enough of his planets to hurt his economy... maybe riot... and he won't be able to afford maintanance on his once great fleets.

Anyway... a morsel to consider. Hope you don't mind.