StarMaster

[GrimFinger]

I came into the game very late. Was stationed in Hawaii and a friend played it. He convinced me to give it a try. My people were amphibians. I joined the Lyrian Star Imperium and was just starting to get somewhere when the game was shut down. I had only gotten in about 7 turns when they shut it down. I kept all my Star Master stuff for many years because in the letter informing players that they were shutting the game down, they said it may start back up in the future. Alas, it never did and when I got married. I threw a lot of stuff in the garbage. My Star Master stuff was included. I still miss the game to this day. Even though I only had about 7 turns and I never got into a battle. I tired playing several other play by mail games, but none of them captured my imagination like Star Master did and I quit playing them after only a few months. If Star Master came back today, I'd sign up for it in a heart beat.

One of the big baddies in the game that I remember was the "Illian Swarm".

What made the Illian Swarm such big baddies?

Also, what - exactly and specifically - was it about StarMaster that captured your imagination, unlike any of the rest of them?