[ngreen]

I think in some cases it will be advantageous for an alliance to keep their spoilers out of play. The can be removed and "used against you." Especially for teams that are good at placing ringers, a "turncoat" spoiler may be very damaging.

With the ringer and spoiler method you could possibly make a row of 7 (4 spoiler, 4 ringers, and 3 keepers). This method would require a lost of help, luck, and teamwork. Also remember that if the opponents beat you to the single spoiler, they might have a keeper in your potential row.