But it is still not a problem.
You have pointed out a fairly extreme extension of an obvious tactic, which is to lie low and artificially deflate your score when it is time for the "vote".
But that's all part of the fun.
Will you go too far, and be unable to recover fast enough to fend off the attack by your neighbour? Is that neighbour planning to reduce his score with a suicide mission against your homeworld, crippling you and ensuring your defeat in the next year of game time?
You are all competing against each other...
And you don't have to out-run the bear. Just outrun the guy next to you
