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They clearly have a lot of games together, along with other players (Azarious, Deifen, ShingleBeaver) but it looks like a group of friends. As for the Secret Diplo, I don´t know if they´re actually playing to favor each other, they´ve broken each other´s bonuses a couple times.
We're all related--Lumpy and I are brothers, the others are cousins. We got into Conquer Club at a family reunion and have been playing ever since. As for secret alliances, no. We almost always play in games against each other (or on each other's teams occasionally) but take a look at our game history and you'll see we probably attack each other more than we attack other people.
The game in question is still going on, so feel free to check the log. Tammer is upset that I'm targeting his stack instead of trying to break Lumpy's bonuses. Bad tactics, maybe. Secret Diplomacy? No. I tend to attack the people that poke me, and you'd be surprised how angry that makes some players.
I am going to CLOSE this report. Tammerlane if you decide to open another report please present some evidence, being the accuser you have some burden on you to present some evidence.
Hardline if you all are relatives I would suggest that you play private games. It will prevent the appearence of favoritism.