Unless youre willing to drop a couple hundred dollars on this game, you cant compete with other players. After buying 3 expansion packs ($5, $10, and $20, respectively) I was able to grow my city and get a couple million "power" points. But there are players with power points in the BILLIONS. Unless youre willing to spend real world money, theres really no way to get ahead. Joining an alliance helps, but only slightly. Im just frustrated as I was hoping this would be a game of strategy, rather than a game of Im-have-more-money-than-you.
Not a game of strategy about Game of War - Fire Age, v3.12