by jcdietz03
If left alone, the exiles can definitely win.If not left alone, they will never win, because they are weak and can't accelerate their money/science production (with orbitals) to where they are strong.
4P game: (Eridani, Mechaneca, Exiles, Enlightened)
Early everyone is having trouble.
Round 5, Eridani takes the center (holds it all game). Being in the center he is neighbors to all players. Mechaneca is on doorstep of galactic center the entire game, forcing him to spend actions on military.
Round 7 Eridani decides to attack Enlightened player (still having trouble) and wins easily, removing him from the game.
Round 9 Eridani is mercilessly attacked by Mechaneca and Exiles players, losing two sectors.
Final score: Exiles 55, Eridani 44, Enlightened 30, Mechaneca 25
Eridani needed to attack Exiles player:
1) to increase own income
2) to prevent Exiles player from winning
It did not help Eridani player that he was denied access to Quantum Grid. He took a military tech (antimatter splitter + cannon) when he could have gotten it and thusly had a military advantage the whole game - just no actions to use that advantage with.
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I think the toughest is Enlightened to play. I have seen them do poorly in every game they were in.