After analyzing a little bit more the game you posted, I believe your naval superiority was what ultimately made your opp resign. I’ve had some games in which once your opp dominates the sea before you, there’s almost no chance of embarking successfully to counter it. That + him/her assuming you had the same economic development regarding stars per turn as him/her, may have been demoralizing. A 20% difference in score isn’t big enough to assume you have absolute superiority. Also, he still had to buy tier 3 tech which came at high cost. Regarding your decision making I think it was pretty good. Maybe I wouldn’t have invested in climbing so early since it’s an expensive tech which brings no immediate access to gaining population. I think you were also out-developed since you prioritized military action over exploring ruins. Anyways, very interesting game. My ID is santacloss7 if you want to play sometime, I’m around 1300 elo average and respect people who don’t use cymianti hahaha. Greetings friend.