It's happened 2 me aswell...You get penalised for playin well as a team & the "deadbeat" doesn't lose any points
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. Ulysses S. Grant
The best defense against the atom bomb is not to be there when it goes off.
Maybe the rule should be changed... Deadbeat could be the guy that didnt play after turn 1 and was kicked out... Maybe you could gain points if you used your armies and killed him... In ccwc, many fake deadbeats, guys killed before play 2nd turn, like in this game:
http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=35943