DiM, thanks for the reply, that was just the kind of answer I was looking for, so I can better my play style. I usually just match (plus a little more due to the fact that they could deploy all on that one border next turn) what has been placed at my borders, which has led me to the current situation. Is that not a good idea so that I end up like this? Won't my opponents have a clear shot at me if I give them too much of an advantage on the border?
john1099: yes, yellow will get 42 armies =/ , and will probably attack me even though he can pretty much take almost all of africa since there is such drastically small defenses. in response to your question, the time thing if from a script that i installed from
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8801. Specifically it's the "Greasemonkey Script by stocksr". I don't use it for the time thing, the stats table and color coding are extremely useful, as well as the confirmations for ending phases. Check it out, I guarantee you will like it.