Everyone against this new update is really starting to irk me.
First of all, counting territories does not equal strategy. Anyone can sit at the computer and count territories all day long and it still does not make you a better player than somebody that just goes without bothering to count. It gives you a slight advantage in playing the region bonus against other players (ex 12 vs 13 territories). But counting =/= strategy.
Secondly, the game log has counted territories all along. It shows you exactly how many territories your opponent had at the beginning of their turn, and you can simply count the lines that they conquered territories. So you actually don't have to count the territories on the map ever.
Thirdly, the same information has been there for fog games all along. The game log has always shown the number of territories that a player has, and how many troops they got for a bonus. I find it astounding that people have been playing without this knowledge.
Fourthly, BOB has been there for a long time as well. While I do realize that not everybody has BOB, and not everybody can get BOB, or know about BOB, it is there, and it is simply a tool, not an entire strategy. BOB just keeps track of everything at a glance for you so you can play more games at once. Sure, when I play RISK with my friends I don't have BOB, but I'm also sitting at a table with them watching every move closely for hours on end. On CC, I'm playing upwards of 40 games at once and BOB simply allows me to do that. I choose to play the game this way, whereas others play one or two games at a time watching everything closely. Regardless, there is no advantage to either player with or without BOB - BOB is simply doing the work for me that the other player is choosing to do for himself.
Finally, to those who would like a disable button, it's called ignoring it. BOB does all the same functions, and with the latest update it works perfectly with the stats bar. So just ignore the stats bar. To those who liked the old way, the spoils are now in the left column and are easily accessible and you can simply ignore the rest of the stats. If you choose to continue playing without any of these aids, be my guest. But there is no reason you need to disable this, or even have an option to.
