Re: Galaxy: my first game; any help?

From: bampton@cs.utk.edu (Howard the Energizer)

Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <weertj.9.00094AB0@euronet.nl> weertj@euronet.nl (Jacco_van_Weert) writes:
>In article <3s18tt$3at@iaehv.IAEhv.nl> Robert Heessels <robje@iaehv.nl> writes:
>>From: Robert Heessels <robje@iaehv.nl>
>>Subject: Galaxy: my first game; any help?
>>Date: 18 Jun 1995 13:15:41 GMT

>>I do have:
>>- the 3.5 manual
>>- A beginner's guide to Galaxy, by Greg Lindahl
>>- Ship design in galaxy, by Howard Bampton

>>I could use more!

>Right Rob, beside those three things I think it is just a matter of trying
>the game.

Yes, lots and lots of pratice.

>And.... believe me, Galaxy is about 70% a matter of tactics and 30% ship
>design... and I think in Galaxy a lot of naval tactics can be applied.

I beg to differ. You can have the best tactics, but if I have 100K ind
to your 10K, I think I'll win. For that matter, if I can convince all
your neighbors to pound you into the ground, and you and they bleed
each other dry, I win again. Same with having tech superiority.

Diplomacy, economic explotation, and economic management (tech vs.
econmoic improvement, vs warship production, vs cargoship production)
pay a major role as well.

>But everything depends a lot of your starting position, this will
>affect the to be used tactics in the early stage of the game, which is very
>important, after about 20 turns you can pin-point the major powers.
>It is your job to be among them..........

Starting position does make a major difference, particularily when
players decide not to ever submit orders, so someone gets a free
homeworld.

Howard
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References

Galaxy: my first game; any help?
Robert Heessels <robje@iaehv.nl>
Sun, 18 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy: my first game; any help?
weertj@euronet.nl (Jacco_van_Weert)
Mon, 19 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0000

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Galaxy: my first game; any help?
Robert Heessels <robje@iaehv.nl>
Sun, 18 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy: my first game; any help?
weertj@euronet.nl (Jacco_van_Weert)
Mon, 19 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0000