Politics

Dictator Yuri Grom successfully emerged from turmoil and retained all his systems. The turmoil as a whole has been a mixed experience for him; shedding some unprofitable systems, returning a lot of contested income to other powers and opening up avenues for them to expand into. However, Grom is now…

Two powers remained in turmoil from last cycle, losing all the systems that had been threatening to revolt, and had a few more systems enter turmoil. However, their situations were very different.   Dictator Yuri Grom lost twelve systems, ranging in profitability from LTT 9795 making 24 Command Capital (CC)…

Cycle 241 marked a significant change in the world of PowerPlay. Over the past few years, a large number of systems had used the significant bureaucratic inertia inherent in the Galactic Powers to leverage more Command Capital (CC) than their system populations merited. Other systems were able to avoid responsibilities,…

Shadow President Felicia Winters is making an effort to reclaim territory lost at the end of her turmoil in cycle 235. Four systems were prepared with 62,000 down to 50,000 merits each by the end of the previous cycle; two being profitable and two weaponised against Imperial Powers. The consolidation…

Dictator Yuri Grom’s unprofitable expansion to LTT 9810 failed, as his domain fell into a shallow turmoil. The expansion would have cost 59 Command Capital (CC) at maximum overheads and contested Grom’s Imperial allies Torval and Aisling for 28 and 20 CC respectively. Only one system has been put at…

Shadow President Felicia Winters faces her fifth column again this cycle, as three of her four active expansions are lossmakers and threaten to dig a hole in her default balance worth 163 Command Capital (CC) at maximum overheads. The lossmakers are very difficult to oppose, requiring 4.37 to 5.79 times…

CEO Li Yong-Rui’s Sirius forces returned to normal business with no further loss, retaining the two profitable systems that were in turmoil, with a significant net gain in profitability after a well-managed shedding of loss-making systems. After the excitement comes a calm, with no current expansion, and at the moment…

Shadow President Felicia Winters has lost control of fourteen valuable systems in a critical turmoil. The lost systems were worth a combined 138 Command Capital (CC) at maximum overheads and comprised the lion’s share of Winters’ profitable systems. Winters is now out of turmoil with 105 CC to spend this…

Shadow President Felicia Winters has fallen into a deep turmoil with fourteen systems at risk. Their profitability ranges from -10 to +37 Command Capital (CC), worth a combined +138 CC at maximum overheads. This presents a significant threat to Winters, as these are the bulk of her good systems. Losing…

Emperor Arissa Lavigny-Duval ended her three-cycle-long turmoil in the style she started it — smoothly and without obvious interference. She retained the single system that was still in turmoil, but the turmoil as a whole has seen her shed five systems, all unprofitable, gaining her a total of 78 Command…