So, you're trying to play the game and earn votes at the same time. It's not gonna work unless you align with someone.
It can be over private message or even group chat undercover!
Therefore, here are my 5 basic rules of aligning before you jump the gun:
1) DO NOT reveal your strategy until you are comfortable with that person. You never know whether that person is working with someone else.
2) NEVER friend an alliance member while playing the game. People could easily click your profile and see through your alliance quickly (if you're keeping it secret).
3) Once your strategy is revealed to the person, make sure the person ACTUALLY votes with you, an alliance member who's just acting nice to you is just someone trying not to get nominated or evicted.
4) Never have TOO MANY members. Sometimes you can get stabbed in the back or backdoored. Therefore 2-3 (with one member being an extra for votes) is more than enough.
5) Don't keep unactives in the game for too long; if one of them ends up getting POV, the remaning actives have to evict one another which is unfair.
So there; to whoever reads this, hope this makes your gameplay improve!
So, you're trying to play the game and earn votes at the same time. It's not gonna work unless you align with someone.