OMG! I played this game Wednesday. And for the first time, I won.

I took Australia and Southeast Asia first, and then slowly built up my troops expanding westward from there. Thanks to a couple of good rolls and card draws, I was able to wipe out 2 of the 4 players in one turn, and took their cards. I eventually had about 90 armies to conquer my last opponent with, and he had about 40. So, he surrendered.