Re: [VV] New things to consider...

> Now if 1st tier/2nd tier/etc. refers to the nation's general tech
level.
>
> Can that also be a general reference to a nation's size?

No.  Let's keep this as general tech level.  "Size" could mean "number
of planets" or "number of star systems" or "population" or some other
things, and "larger" in any of those doesn't necessarily mean "higher
tech" (eg UK vs India). In fact, I'd rather have the Tier 1 powers
have fewer planets and lower populations than Tier 2.