I haven't played this game since last june (or so). At that time I was banned for multis. Admin generously restored this account a while back, but I have been involved in other web games and haven't found time to play CC.
The reason I am writing this is because my multi was ...
If you do ally, make sure taht you do most of the work, because it will pay off later.
For instance:
In a game with 3 players left, me and another player allied
THen I did most of the work and I got India, I later ended up winning teh game becuase I had India and eliminated the other player ...