lol... not neccesarily 10 players with 100 crystals each, no relics, would beat a 2 person alliance, with 10 relics, no crystals, and hardly any troops...
I admit, its a very unlikely scenario, but it is possible

uhm.. i think relics are a vital part of the game, if rules say game over if an alliance gets 10 relics, its over, imagine another situation... your alliance is ranked 1st and u have 10 relics.. the other alliances attack u before the extra time expires.. your army is cut to half and half members conquered... so your alliance falls to 5th place.. if u hold the relics.. u win.

When I was looking into making this happen on M1, I asked Andrew and Seth.

Apparently word from the top (Michael) is that 10 relics = winner, regardless of the number next to their name.

I think the game would say the #2 alliance with 10 relics won, but if there was an alliance with such a RIDICULOUSLY high score that they outrank an alliance with all 10 relics, I'd say they get the victory in spirit, lol.

cant believe such scenarios happen...

I believe the official verdict is:
-If an alliance holds 10 relics for 72 ticks, they win. Regardless of their position.
-If, at the end of the round, no alliance holds 10 relics - then the ranking by score decides who wins - Even if the alliance in first has less relics than the alliance in second