Small Galaxy + 19 TDM Races = Tough Fight

[Verigen]

I started a similar game (18 players though) and had to resort to hiding in a system off to the side with only warp points in two directions. I just mined the entrances shut and pulled really sad trades with the AI to keep my tech up. (AI trade almost any ship for two of my lesser powered ships then I anylize) I eventually learned the close warp point tech and I've been safe ever since.

[spacefan]

Turn 119

I've managed to destroy the Krill presence in my home system, despite several armed colony ships of theirs. The main reason I succeeded is because the AI has trouble deciding which enemy to focus on, and where to allocate resources.

I have 4 allies, providing 3 times the minerals that I produce by myself in trade. I'm at war with the Krill and Space Vikings.

I was forced by Crysolonite and CueCappa to declare war on the Vikings, but the Vikings are now much less threatening than an angry CueCappa empire would be. CueCappa is in 1st, while Vikings are now in 3rd.

I've colonized most of my home system, (finally) at turn 119, and I'm retrofitting some ships to satellite layers to provide extra defense of warp points. My system is still a heavy traffic area, with dozens of Cue ships coming through every turn. I'm in 13th place, and 3 of 20 empires have been destroyed. Including the Krill there are easily 3 more on the edge of extinction.

I should have the largest weapon platforms in another year, and I have been relying on defending planets instead of systems, simply because I was fighting another empire in the same system.

[tesco samoa]

I am trying to start a game like this on PBW it is called small universe.

Please join if your interested. So far i have 4 people.
I would like to have 10.