Great Powers Game Debrief

I was the Ottoman Empire in the game. At the start of the game we were one of the weakest countries. Because we felt that it is very important for everything to be equal when buying, we usually did not by many colonies and therefore did not have a rapidly growing economy. But as the game progressed we did have a change in our economy. Also at the start Great Britain and the USA were the most powerful countries. I recognized this immediately and started trying to become allies with both very quickly. Soon enough though, I had to break allegiance with the USA because of a huge war that Great Britain had a huge advantage in. After the war we though that it is most important for us to restock our army therefore we did not buy many industries. I do not think that during the whole game only one thing was most important to buy than the other, but it changed as the game continued. Also our allegiances never really did hurt us, but mostly helped us in gaining more economy. Because we were always on the winning side of the wars, we always got a share of the gain and never lost much except for the armies used in the war.
I learned many things about conflict from this game. Firstly, I learned that during any type of conflict, no one is to be trusted. Also, many conflicts only arise because of economical gain. Third but not last, I learned that the strongest in the beginning of a conflict is not always the winner in the end. Great Britain and the USA were both weaker than us in the end, Great Britain with only 8 economic points!