Ok, that's what I had assumed...I appreciate your answers and statements. As for the "anal members", that's what mods are for, and of course the "delete thread" button ;)

The search function is about useless, no matter what forum you are on, I remember the BBS days where you actually had to search ...

I have a question on alliances, Im sure it's posted somewhere, but searching through thousands of posts is just not my cup of tea.

Having played the original RISK board game since I could read, I'm used to having at least one or two temporary alliances throughout a game...

So....My question is ...