Master of Orion/Walkthrough

The entire game can be summed up by saying "Make the best with what you have every step of the way".

This is key to the replayability of the game and why this game remains playable and fun even as a computer game that is more than 15 years old. Every single game you will be thrown on your own resources and you will have to make the best with what you have every step of the way.

This underlying theme impacts every decision you will ever make when playing this game as long as you have not reached a point where the opponents are no longer threatening to you, at which time the game is effectively over and just needs to be brought to a close.