GOTM June 03 Galaxorīs report: 2178 - 2180 A disappointing start...only one yellow star with one planet in range...and I produced too many colony-ships. Just when i wanted to quit in anger, Titus offered a +36% PQ bonus, so I continued to play. I even colonized Markus IV(PQ 14) in my desperation. 2181-2188 Building up my trade routes, cosmetic works with my planets. I managed to secure the three nearby resources and Diplomatic Translators without going into debt. By 2187, Drengins Arceans and Torians started to demand tribute. A short Star Fighter rush put an end to that... 2189 - 2191 A quick strike against the only Altarian system threw them out of the game. I decided to be friendly with the Yor and switched all trade routes to them and th minors. Continued to produce trade goods... 2192 - 2195 Two fleets drove to northwest and wiped out the Torians except for a single system(Westerfeld), which flipped to me after a few months. Then I ordered the second fleet south to conquer the Drengin systems Cassius and Hatch together with their nearby resource. At that point, the game was won. The Arceans were constantly at war with the Yor, so they were no threat at any time. 2196 - 2202 I tried to go for a cultural victory first, which I havenīt done before. It didnīt work out, so I had to conquer the Arceans as well. No, Iīm not a very efficient player, so it took me seven years to grab all systems. Finalyy, I made alliances with the Drengin and Yor to complete victory. Conclusion: Not my best performance, I should have started the wars much sooner. So I was tied down with four not so good planets for a long time. Iīm just too nice to everybody... The endgame could need improvement as well, but who cares...Gully Folly rules the galaxy!!