This was a ton of fun and this is really a great game. And I'm interested in critizm of my gameplay.
I was mostly focusing on my own progress. And I don't know that I'm skilled enough to offer any critique.
Though, as I recall, you were second in strength through a good portion of the game. Did you pass on the chance to play aggression cards? I would think that if you can keep the weaker players on the defensive, that'd be a good thing. I know that I can't speak much on military in this game, but when I had a window of opportunity, I did attack Watno. I took advantage of his weakened state when he gained a colony.
Watno did not let up on me, and I think it shows. I was forced to make some difficult decisions about whether I should further weaken my military or just let him take what he wanted. All it costs you to play aggression are military actions--which can certainly be a big deal if you intend to build units instead.
A postulate I would entertain is that a player with a weak military is emphasizing his production/science/culture. As such, he needs to be checked every so often so that he doesn't pull ahead of the others too quickly. And, well, those event cards can make a difference based on military strength.
Out of curiosity, Qvist, was that you who played the Terrorism card? If so, then you planned well.
And you chose well to not accept my pact at the end. I seriously thought Watno was going to open a can of whoop-ass on someone with a war. It easily could have netted him over 20 culture, possibly more if he was willing to sacrifice units. I had hoped to force him to declare war on Galzria. I figured if you would take my pact, then Watno couldn't declare war on you. Once I elected Gandhi, costs of the war would have been 3 MAs, so I would have been safe. The only weakness in that plan was if Watno were to take Military Theory for 3 CAs. Well, damn, he did, so I am grateful that you didn't take the pact after all, since I was no longer safe from Watno's war. I guess from the sounds of it that Watno simply never drew a War card. In that case, I'm glad I chose Gandhi over Churchill.