I am relatively new to the game and upon reading the forum realize I am not intouch with some of the lingo (DR,SPAL,ect). Is there a list anywhere for these abbreviations or would anyone care to enlighten me?

DR = Diminishing Returns. Refers to getting less and less land the more hits a country has suffered in the last 24 hours. This 24 hours is a sliding window. Attacks made by the country (that succeed) remove DR. Missiles don't add or remove DR.

SPAL = Spies per acre of land. Influences chances (shifts the gaussian bell curve) of succeeding and defending spy ops/spy attacks.

Xinhuan you should legit write a book on this game. Thanks again as you seem to always help with my questions.

You're welcome!

EE wiki has alot things like dr, spal, etc explained.