Invulnerable Challenge - Warning... Spoilers!

[Stone Mill]

This thread is for players and sideline comments on the Invulnerable Challenge Tournament progression. where players can post their progress, summaries, and debriefs. Participants can post their wrap-ups there, and this way, other players refrain from reading other participants' spoiler Posts (unless they really want to).

Since this game is run on the honor system, and, really, it's all about having fun, I don't think that would be a problem. I think many of us would find that very enjoyable...

WARNING! You are discouraged from reading other player's tactics in this thread if you are actively competing in the challenge!

--Please post your game progress any time you please, but don't read up on the tactics of other players.
--You may choose to finish your game first... then tell us all about it!

Thanks!

[ July 10, 2003, 16:08: Message edited by: Stone Mill ]

[BBegemott]

2419.4

Space Sharks are no more. They were not able to stand against the second attack wave.

Thanks Stone Mill for the challenge. That was really fun.

[Erax]

2409.7 (no major spoilers)

I lost three colonies before setting up border defenses, which still need to be strengthened. Wiped out some of their colonies, reducing them to three systems. I've explored one of those, the other two are in the unexplored 1/4 of the quadrant. Now I have to start pushing them back.

Edit / Update, 2411.1 (several spoilers here)

They made their move before I made mine, opening warp points in and near my home system. I caught their warp point opener ship, at the cost of half of my fleet. They sent their minesweepers through first, but my defensive fleet wiped them all out and closed that WP. Then they sent 100+ ships through another WP a turn before I could close it, losing 25 to the mines I had there. After several clashes, I'm still facing about 50 enemy ships divided into two stacks, sitting there doing nothing. Thank the heavens for dumb AI.

[ July 14, 2003, 20:02: Message edited by: Erax ]

[Ragnarok]

2406.3 - No spoilers here.

I have defeated the Space Sharks and rid them of the galaxy. No, not really. But I have finally started and am expanding rather well. I will post more when things get interesting.

[geoschmo]

Met the sharks on turn 64.

[geoschmo]

First OOPS! moment. Turn 65 when I realized my Uber-Baseships aren't particurly useful since they have no QR or supply storage. Two quontum engines are fast enough, but won't get you very far. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Geoschmo