This game, I feel, was a masterpiece of strategy. The subtleties of the Impaller's strategy led a player as good as BP safely down the road of destruction. Everything was well conducted and his gameplay had a serious sense for the "flow" of the game. When it was time for his opponent to make a large deployment in one zone, then deploy to the other to achieve a greater gain. I suggest studying such games if you'd like to improve your game-play.
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?GameID=1213204

Trust me its been studied, ad nauseam.

The takeaway is make sure you have greater income than your opponant :)

I feel your pain BP. My losses look frightenly similar.