Hi there!
I joined recently two nuclear tournaments and in the first game (Game 13017203) of one of those I employed a strategy quite similar to escalating games.
I have realized it might have been not a good strategy and so went here and read an older thread on the subject: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=151398
Although I found some interesting thoughts, I believe there must be players which have masterized these spoils and can add much more to the subject.
I'm sensing that Nukes are a mid term between No Spoils and Escalating in the sense that bonus are important (as in no spoils) but games won't last forever (like Esc. games). Would like to here some piece of advice as I'm currently playing the other tournament game and I don't feel much sure about it: Game 13025487
Also, (and I hope I'm not bothering the readers too much) I would like to know if it is possible to have a high win ratio in nuclear spoils with a lot of people, or if luck plays a higher role in these games
Cheers!