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	'''Balance of Power''', in the ] sense, is a game based on ]'s ]. It generally goes under the name ''Superpower'' (a defunct name) or ''Balance of Power: Forum Edition''. It can be played within a single thread<ref>http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3024714</ref><ref>http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390345</ref><ref>http://www.revleft.com/vb/revleft-balance-power-t103183/index.html?t=103183</ref><ref>http://forums.nexuswar.com/viewtopic.php?t=18201</ref><ref>http://www.americangovernmentsimulation.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5226</ref><ref>http://www.takeforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10597</ref><ref>http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?p=2410620</ref> or on an entire forum basis.<ref>http://diplomacy.vlexo.net/index.php?act=idx~~</ref><ref>http://bop.nfshost.com/index.php~~</ref>		'''Balance of Power''', in the ] sense, is a game based on ]'s ]. It generally goes under the name ''Superpower'' (a defunct name) or ''Balance of Power: Forum Edition''. It can be played within a single thread<ref>http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3024714</ref><ref>http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390345</ref><ref>http://www.revleft.com/vb/revleft-balance-power-t103183/index.html?t=103183</ref><ref>http://forums.nexuswar.com/viewtopic.php?t=18201</ref><ref>http://www.americangovernmentsimulation.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5226</ref><ref>http://www.takeforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10597</ref><ref>http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?p=2410620</ref> or on an entire forum basis.<ref>http://diplomacy.vlexo.net/index.php?act=idx</ref>

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	The game is won by a player who achieves the most prestige by the game's end, but lost if one of the players creates ].		The game is won by a player who achieves the most prestige by the game's end, but lost if one of the players creates ].

	==Gameplay Issues==
	Several Problems have been claimed about the game. One of the most serious problems is ahistorical playing. Ancient Empires have been reestablished or idealogical stances have been altered.

	Another issue has to do with improving the economy. The typical investment of 100 credits improves the economy by 10. It would then take the country ten turns to earn back that investment. Most games do not last that long, so the investment is useless.

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Balance of Power, in the forum sense, is a game based on Chris Crawford's Balance of Power. It generally goes under the name Superpower (a defunct name) or Balance of Power: Forum Edition. It can be played within a single thread or on an entire forum basis.

Gameplay

The game is played similarly to the computer game. Though rules vary, you can generally be any country, including those within the Eastern Bloc, rather than just the US or USSR. The start of the game is also variable (as opposed to the original game where it was 1985 or 1990 in the updated edition). Once you have chosen your country, you either send a private message through the Forum to the Gamemaster, or through E-Mail. The Gamemaster posts a News post every turn, which is usually every two days to a week, proceeding to send out messages to the players on their current status, what happened last turn and what actions are available.

You conduct actions using credits, which are amassed each turn, due to the income, maintenance and deficit of the country. There are three different categories of actions you can choose to do each turn, including Diplomatic, Economic and Military actions.

Each action either provides Prestige, improved relations/stability or more credit return.

The game is won by a player who achieves the most prestige by the game's end, but lost if one of the players creates nuclear war.

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