Some sort of game mechanic (spying?), where the player might obtain a "window" to peek on another races progress (tech tree, money, system information, fleet size andships - etc).  This idea also coincides with an ability to possibly use (spies?) to impede progress of another race.  This stems from a game where I lost to another race (whom I had never even met yet on the map) who won with an economic victory.  When I got this warning (they were about to win), there was no in game mechanic that would allow me to impede this races win.


Tempted