I'm working on a game and could use some input. 
This game will be run tournament style,..
The object in the game is not last man standing, but the player with the most credits.
Game would run on a weekend first shot.  Friday night to Sunday night.
Game would be unlimited, 20k Sectors, no aliens, NO DEATH DELAY, 15 death limit.
Rules will be no blocking dock including haz.
I'm not sure of exact edit used, but thinking of Hell on Earth, or Maybe just a Classic Gold game.
What I'm trying to avoid is first player in just poping the rest of the players right off the bat, so they can't get established.
Any suggestions how to accomplish this?
I've thought of pre-registering, so I can set up an established planet for each team, all equal of course.
I dont' want to disable ptons, cause part of the game will be attacking other players, if you think the attack will cost less then the reward.
Only thing counting twords score is credits.  Therefor you want to liquidate as much as possible prior to end of game.  Sell products, Sell ships, Sell figs if they are worth it  
Any suggestions on how to make this a fun game to play I'm listening.