families sorted by nw as of tick 18,2
1 Lonely Island Inc. (2985) [57,37] 109 182783 9587
the family currently topping the nw and starting to open up a small margin. also the first to hit 100 planets, looking good and strong and working well together. this family isn't as stacked with "big" names as some of the others but they have made the best start and have set the pace. can they keep this pace up will be seen in the next few days, they will need to keep themselves out of any major conflict but securing enough space to continue to explore and grow safely and bigger. if they keep up the good work and expand outward they should be set up for a good round, key for these guys is to avoid conflict for a while and concentrate on their growth.
contender top 5
2 Failed Theme (2976) [15,1] 96 159686 9567
well although these guys theme fails epically their family obviously doesn't. they are 2nd in nw and are just about in that spot, these few ranks are switching around regularly but they look like that have made a strong organized start. all they need to do is pick up the pace and keep up what they are doing and they can keep up with 2985. with tryme as leader they are set to fail, but they will be ruthless and not hold back in hitting families that hit these guys or are in range to be hit. keep a watch out as they will be up there near the end unless they fail like their theme.
contender top 5.
3 WoW: You are not prepared... (2986) [28,41] 99 158131 9176
a family with, from what i have heard, a very very good line up. can they live up to the expectation i don't know and we will see in the coming days if they pick it up. they are near 2nd but losing ground on 1st, the players in this family know how to play and how to win and they could have a very good round if they do what's required. all that said reputation's can be easily thrown away and they will have to be on guard and not get into conflicts early, need to work on economy and set themselves up for a nice round.
contender top 5.
4 True Colors (2982) [42,57] 94 145332 10004
again another family wiith lots of big names. only bad thing is, is that they have WL and he = epci fail. but luckily they have MJ so they are sorted, with a soft handed approach she will have these guys working like clock work. they should be up there in the top ranks easily if they just do what they do. again staying out of early fights is vital, but they have to keep making up ground and getting space to grow into, all that said, i think they will be a family to reckon with this round, and i wouldn't mind hitting into them myself 
contender top 5.
5 ~~Lost Souls of Pinwheel~~ (2989) [16,17] 99 143521 9414
don't really know who these guys are but they have made a good start. are they going to be a family who drops off and becomes the harvest, or are they going to keep pushing on and make a round of it. these guys have many families around them on the map and really do need to watch out. clever diplo and good planning will set these guys up and they can have an easy round infra whoring and warring when they want to. a few names i recognise but these guys could be a darkhorse to quietly surprise everyone.
pretender top 5.
6 Aim High (2988) [13,27] 87 125318 8591
these guys are at the front of the rest of the pack. there is a 20k gap between these families and the top 5. unless this gap can be closed really quickly then families below this point could become farms. not a terrible start but one that can improve and will improve im sure. all families have room to improve and these guys need to grow but also need to pick up the pace. they have a reasonable map spot but some big families just south of them, they need to secure an area quick and start growing, explo explo explo!
contender top 5.
7 ~~VPW - Viruses of PinWheel - (2978) [34,32] 79 120699 9082
bastards are spreading aids and swine flu around the galaxy, hoping to poison their foes! all that said, they like 2988 need to pick up the pace and step up a bit. a good start but will need to work on it and make sure they work well with allies to secure a core to grow from, again, got some big families near by, will need diplo to keep them nice and safe and explo explo explo!
pretender top 5.
8 ((0(-_-)...Stereo...(-_-)0)) (2991) [50,20] 71 106262 8638
nice start, could be better, need to pick it up! they are in the ranks to become a farm and if they don't want that they need to step it up a lot. they are going to need to put some more effort in and strats need to be edited. might be communication or anything else but they need to get it going on! clever diplo will be the success or downfall of this family, think about your naps!
pretender top 5.
9 The Dark Shuffle of PinWheel (2981) [60,27] 66 100324 9656
these guys took a huge hit, have been hit quite badly and will need to recover quickly if they want to have a good round, don't give up! don't give in, stand your ground and fight!! if they stick at it they still have a good round in prospect, don't dwell on the past, get on with it guys make sure your up and fighting soon. with render as leader they are safe, he is a good solid player who knows all there is to know. im sure he can pull the strings and fine tune this family.
contender top 10.
10 ~ Reigning Over Clans ~ (2980) [55,6] 60 96059 7045
the ROC fam, if this was the original fam they wouldnt be down this low they have cloud here who, even though is really busy in rl, has always been the best and BOR strats, some say he just deletes after that, i however have more faith in him, if he can stay active and interested they have a top quality attacker and leader at their disposal. hopefully he will be able to keep them on track whilst making them grow quicker, they are off the pace and bringing up the end of the top 10. if they want to progress they need to do more! these guys need to listen to cloud!
contender top 10.
11 Bite sized chunks! (2977) [3,15] 70 95489 6872
a small family with few players working together, if they have 3-4 solid players they can have a semi decent round, but they will need some luck and good judgement by their leader/allies. fill your planets and explore some more, don't leave gaps or these guys could get farmed easily and badly. a lot of bankers and not many attackers/reso, they will need to hope for some nice randoms to stand a shot of getting into top 10.
pretender top 10.
12 SLUTS ON THE MOVE (2987) [5,4] 52 88116 6454
sluts! these guys look like they could be part of the raped in this gal, they are small and plumping up, they need some luck and good cooperation in the fam to survive, they have hope but need to avoid getting on the big families radar's
pretender top 10.
13 Nation Ahead of Time And Space (2984) [41,13] 54 85624 7531
looking more likely to be food for the upper ranks, not a great start, won't be up there at the end and need some luck not to be farmed into nothingness. hopefully they have a good round and can learn and avoid to much beating on.
pretender top 10.
14 Seventeen Year Old Girls (2979) [22,52] 44 70004 6767
pedo's! small and not going anywhere, just like 17yr old girls really, these guys will be food for the upper ranks, not a good round for you guys im afraid, do the best you can and i wish ya luck.
contender to be food
15 Symphony of Discord (2983) [52,54] 34 54195 5124
food, good luck, your going to need it.
contender to be harvested nicely.
16 Trollz (2990) [29,3] 29 42839 4092
go troll some more please, rock bottom and not going anywhere, need some randoms to do anything good, cya sometime soon.
contender top 16.
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