So what exactly makes you a great power

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So what exactly makes you a great power, because it does not seam to be score. Bohemia in my game is a great power, but the Hansa who has a much higher score are not.
 

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Could any of the devs tell us. The -100 great power modify has greatly increased the need to know how the mechanic works.
 

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So what exactly makes you a great power, because it does not seam to be score. Bohemia in my game is a great power, but the Hansa who has a much higher score are not.

Maybe it's based on recent score gains. Hansa might have a high score but their recent score gains are low. It's all in the ledger.