by DocCool
The German original term for "power" is "Macht" (both in the German rules for Terra Mystica and for Gaia Project), which could also be translated as "force" (as in "May the Force be with you!", which in German translates to "Möge die Macht mit Dir sein!"). I like that association, though the plural of "force" doesn't make just as little sense in the context of TM and GP as does the plural of "power" (nor the plural of "Macht" in German).Convincing the sergeant of a Stormtrooper patrol that "these are not the droids they're looking for" probably costs one unit of the Force - for four such Force units you may be able to get seven coins or two pieces of ore. :)