How to be colonel in 50 games: The Emmdizzle Method

Please refer to Game 7267422 or Game 7267442 while following this guide.
If implemented well, this is guaranteed to work. It has been widely and successfully employed by Emmdizzle, one of the highest ranked players on the site.
Procedure:
1. First, find a reliable low ranker (preferably cook with <500 points) with whom you can team up. Be friends with him. The only thing that you need to make sure is that he makes his move on time, and is on board with the strategy.
**You are strongly encouraged to get his password for account sitting purposes. That way you can ensure that there is no missed turns.
2. Create as many games as you can with these settings: Doubles, 8 players, Oasis, Freestyle, Automatic, Chained, Flat rate, Foggy. The foggy part is quite important.
3. Now comes the tricky bit. Once the games are created, you must send random invites to 1 person in each team. So while waiting the game looks like this:
[Your Name]
[Your Friend's Name]
-reserved-
-empty-
-reserved-
-empty-
-reserved-
-empty-
It's not really important who you invite (although I'd strongly recommend not inviting anyone over the rank of lieutenant). It's not even important whether the person joins the game. What is important is that one spot on each team is blocked off. That way no team can come and take away your glory.
4. Keep a watchful eye on your games waiting. If one of the invitation expires before the second spot in that team has been filled, then send another one out. But once the second spot has been filled, you dont have to worry about sending out invites. This is an awesome way to ensure that your teammates will not know each other, and that no proper doubles team will meddle in your game. You really don't want people who can coordinate their strategy.
If you think this is illegal, you're wrong. But don't be ashamed, because you are likely among the 80% of CC population who thinks that this is abuse. However, it is not abuse. It has been "noted" by the mods and they are reluctant to set a precedence. So go ahead and use this legal method. For reference: viewtopic.php?f=239&t=121537
5. Now wait for the game to fill up. If your rank is very high, be sure to run away as soon as you see someone who might be a problem, but otherwise you are good.
6. Once the game starts, your only objective for the first 5 rounds is to grab cards and cash them. Make sure your team mate is doing the same. It is advisable that you start moving towards the grand oasis, but that's not too important. Grab easy cards -- both of you. Ideally, you should have settled yourself in one of the smaller oases by round 3 (and built a sizable stack on it).
7. By round 5 or 6 you should have enough troops to make a successful run at the grand oasis. Do it. Go and grab the grand oasis and sit tight. Given that this is freestyle, you should attempt to make your move *after* everyone has done so.
8. If you have followed the above steps well, no one should have foreseen this. Recall that your game is filled with people who don't coordinate all to well. And also that this is foggy so they won't have a clue as to when this happens.
9. Now, keep watching your games. Be on the site constantly or get a Turn notifier (viewtopic.php?f=527&t=8225). Because this is best executed quickly. As soon as someone presses begin turn, you are all set. All you need to do is press begin turn and the game will be yours. Yes, as easy as that.
10. Oh, and in case someone figures it out, foe him/her. You don't need haters ruining your game.
Happy pillaging. Hoping to see some new colonels soon, and may be one of you can better the master, Emmdizzle, himself.
If implemented well, this is guaranteed to work. It has been widely and successfully employed by Emmdizzle, one of the highest ranked players on the site.
Procedure:
1. First, find a reliable low ranker (preferably cook with <500 points) with whom you can team up. Be friends with him. The only thing that you need to make sure is that he makes his move on time, and is on board with the strategy.
**You are strongly encouraged to get his password for account sitting purposes. That way you can ensure that there is no missed turns.
2. Create as many games as you can with these settings: Doubles, 8 players, Oasis, Freestyle, Automatic, Chained, Flat rate, Foggy. The foggy part is quite important.
3. Now comes the tricky bit. Once the games are created, you must send random invites to 1 person in each team. So while waiting the game looks like this:
[Your Name]
[Your Friend's Name]
-reserved-
-empty-
-reserved-
-empty-
-reserved-
-empty-
It's not really important who you invite (although I'd strongly recommend not inviting anyone over the rank of lieutenant). It's not even important whether the person joins the game. What is important is that one spot on each team is blocked off. That way no team can come and take away your glory.
4. Keep a watchful eye on your games waiting. If one of the invitation expires before the second spot in that team has been filled, then send another one out. But once the second spot has been filled, you dont have to worry about sending out invites. This is an awesome way to ensure that your teammates will not know each other, and that no proper doubles team will meddle in your game. You really don't want people who can coordinate their strategy.
If you think this is illegal, you're wrong. But don't be ashamed, because you are likely among the 80% of CC population who thinks that this is abuse. However, it is not abuse. It has been "noted" by the mods and they are reluctant to set a precedence. So go ahead and use this legal method. For reference: viewtopic.php?f=239&t=121537
5. Now wait for the game to fill up. If your rank is very high, be sure to run away as soon as you see someone who might be a problem, but otherwise you are good.
6. Once the game starts, your only objective for the first 5 rounds is to grab cards and cash them. Make sure your team mate is doing the same. It is advisable that you start moving towards the grand oasis, but that's not too important. Grab easy cards -- both of you. Ideally, you should have settled yourself in one of the smaller oases by round 3 (and built a sizable stack on it).
7. By round 5 or 6 you should have enough troops to make a successful run at the grand oasis. Do it. Go and grab the grand oasis and sit tight. Given that this is freestyle, you should attempt to make your move *after* everyone has done so.
8. If you have followed the above steps well, no one should have foreseen this. Recall that your game is filled with people who don't coordinate all to well. And also that this is foggy so they won't have a clue as to when this happens.
9. Now, keep watching your games. Be on the site constantly or get a Turn notifier (viewtopic.php?f=527&t=8225). Because this is best executed quickly. As soon as someone presses begin turn, you are all set. All you need to do is press begin turn and the game will be yours. Yes, as easy as that.
10. Oh, and in case someone figures it out, foe him/her. You don't need haters ruining your game.
Happy pillaging. Hoping to see some new colonels soon, and may be one of you can better the master, Emmdizzle, himself.