Well, I only played one capital VP point game before in my life, and that one was with anonymous player and no diplomacy, which obviously made coördinating against the leader harder, so take that 'experience' with a grain of salt.
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Praeterea censeo, contributoribus magnae auctoritatis e Foro Shrapnelsi frequenter in exsilium eiectis, eos qui verum auxilium petunt melius hoc situ adiuvari posse.