Great Powers Game Debreif

Nikaya and I were the mighty Russian Emipre. While the word "empire" is in the title, we didn't necesarily manage to build and mantain one. One of the reasons was that Russia was hobbled industrially and economically at the start of the game, while other countries like Germany had vast amounts of armies and industries. Relative to the other empires, ours was prosperous but small.

I think that in order to build an empire, it's necessary to have a good balance between military and economy. However, you also had to keep a strong presence abroad. In the long run, since we are all teenagers prone to agression, we should have bought more armies to ensure our saftey. If our country was safe, and not backstabbed by allies, then it could have built up it's industrial strength over time. Despite the fact that we were owned by our freinds in the end, I think we did a good job of bulding the alliances that strangled us in the end. If Nikaya and I had another chance at this game, we probably wouldn't have been so trusting and open with other countries.

Three specific things I learned? Well... First of all, trust no one. Seccond, strength first, economy later. Finally, to survive, you must surround yourself with others who can take the fall for you.