These laws can drastically influence the game. The political element of the game allows for new laws to be ratified or voted down in a galactic senate. Paranoia draws them into foolishly attacking. The opponent will think more about how the fleet is a threat and how to rid themselves of it instead of how to defend against the threat. Simply overstate the truth on the fleet not being a threat. I completely wiped out a stronger (expensive) fleet with a few fighter losses.įor example: park a fleet in an ion storm near a fighter dependant player in the hopes of drawing them into the tile. I was able to use direct hit action card because he believed he could soak the damage on his dreadnought in the first volley. An example from my first game: I took over Mecatol Rex with a small vulnerable seeming fleet. Use your weakness to draw your enemies to wherever is most advantageous to you.

Like a prey species who feigns injury to draw a predator away from the flock. Oh yes I do advocate exploiting your weakness. Every weakness can be closed or exploited.

Be brutal with your economics, everything is a cost benefit analysis, every expansion of your borders, every research, every battle must be weighed and analyzed precisely.Īnalyze every weakness and every strength in the game. You cannot research all technologies, you cannot build every ship, you cannot own every planet. Always remember that Twilight Imperium is a game of limited resources.

Twilight imperium 3rd edition strategy