I'm in as gkunit20. How do you set up an allience?
It looks like any old schmo can create one. And the more I look at it, might not be worth it at first. We are all pretty sucky and weak. And the advantage of alliances is that the more homesteads your alliance owns, the bigger bonuses you get more capturing mars dollars or whatever. Also, if the alliance owns the homestead, you can make your strongest member the "owner" or whatever they call it of all your strongholds. This would make it easier for noobs to gain a homestead but not have to defend it. Since we have nobody powerful, that would probably be a waste.
That being said, there is a Moola.com alliance within the game for people that found the game through Moola. I am thinking of joining that. I suggest trying to get into a big alliance and rolling with them. I am so tempted to spent $10 and get 1000 moves just to get a quick boost in my skills to start. But I will resist.