So Guys, apparently this is going to be my last top 10, so enjoy it or troll me, whatever you want, but felt like dropping 1
1- Check Mate: HOLY SMOKING HELL, now they are really playing chess? Smartest leadership decisions I've seen ever since I've joined the game.
Impressive tight bunch, and it's not expected for them to bail on each other no matter what. They did massively overwhelm Animal Farm with attacks until they broke, and Check Mate simply stepped back, as they aren't willing to dive deep in ocean 45, their main strategy there was to just break animal farm as they were one of their biggest contestants, and let me be honest and clear, animal farm were so vulnerable, especially diplomacy wise. Just splitting their time, between big moves across borders and small takeovers in their ocean to consolidate their position.
My opinion: not really seeing them fall anytime soon, sorry en126 I see them the winners even though it's very soon
Swim like a freakin whale
2- Stooges: now this is one smart team, unlike SS! they really know what they are doing and how to do it, they took their part in the fall down of Animal Farm, and snatched OUBAY !! what a come back here, I really didn't imagine an alliance rising from ashes and doing what they've done. They're trying to keep their good relations with Check Mate, and this is smart for now, not sure if they are going to find a solution to get along later on, but so far so good. If I'm not mistaken, they seem to be hitting recent animal farm members who jumped to Nemesis, and destroying them, this is really a huge disadvantage to Nemesis will talk about it later. This alliance is now ready to compete with Check Mate, and rumours have it, they now have a secure back!
Swim like a fish unless the whale is hungry
3- Nemesis/kleos/kleos II/ Retribution : What a big mistake Nemesis, snatching members from Animal farm, who you can't even lend them proper help because of their position. Big Bad Fail, I'm sorry Nemesis, just many mistakes to count, instead of reaching an understanding with Animal farm and get them to cover your back, you helped in their fall, and you just put yourself face to face with Check Mate and stooges. Out of the big dogs, this alliance currently seems to be the most vulnerable, despite the fact that it's never easy to take them down, but they had some diplomacy fails which big alliances are going to use. Hoping to see you here till the end, but I don't think you'll have a chance in winning the world
Float endlessly
4- *TWC*: Well, heard that they are merging with Red Soul, or I guess they already did, not sure. But this alliance seems to be doing good and they really have a good opportunity here, especially if they could snatch the good members of the alliances in their back, just too many options to count, but as long as stooges not seeing them as a threat, then this is very good.
Float until stooges decide otherwise
5- New Model Army/ La Cucaracha / Fowl Play: Okay okay okay, I will avoid the hassle and mention those 3 together, hope you are happy kuriants ! So, they are being hit hard by Check Mate and really losing many cities to them, but they do have safe back and oceans to flee to, I guess they'll use the BP check Mate are giving to them to come back stronger, and maybe have a word in this world! who knows...
Swim and possibly have a print
6- Out For Lunch: A Close group, here for fun! (stole it from their profile ~wink wink) now this looks to me like former animal farm elites making an alliance, but unfortunately, I'm not expecting much from them, the sharks are all around and they are going to eat them up. I don't believe in their chance surviving as out for lunch, Sorry guys!
Sink
7- Lykos: JESUS CHRIST! do these guys ever give up? out from ocean 54 to the rim, building and getting stronger, and now they are here! WHOA
now they might have a chance maybe to get in ocean 45 and take it as their home? who knows, with everyone busy messing around, those guys might stand a chance, they didn't give up when Check Mate simply wiped them off their ocean. Instead, they went to the rim to build and prepare to get back stronger. Curious to see what's going to happen here!
Float
~HoldMyBeer