Superpowers

Superpowers are nations which wield a great deal of influence and power in world politics/economy. Nations which have superpower status are designated as such in their updates next to the their stats.

The current superpowers are United States of America, Brazil, and China. Both the US and China had superpower status at the start of the game. Canada previously had superpower status, but lost it after much turmoil from a merger with Italy.

Superpower status can affect gameplay significantly. Because superpowers are so powerful, the chances aof their event being bad are 90%, rather than 50%. They also have a 25% chance of having an event each turn, rather than a 10% chance. This means while a non-superpower has a 10% chance of a good event and 90% chance of a bad event, a superpower has only a 2.5% chance of a good event and a 95% chance of a bad event. This is to help somewhat balance the difference between superpowers and non-suprpowers.

There is no concrete rule for what makes a nation achieve superpower status. According to the host, it is simply when a nation becomes very powerful. This makes it hard to predict when a nation will become a superpower.