[Shiprex]

Would eahc new round benefit from hardwied alliances of the same size? Then it would be up to the same top individuals to organise and train the new players and less active ones. As a result these becomes another task for the expereinced players more akin to RL leaders. There could be some sort of seeding for more expereinced players and the number of alliances is set to make an even playing field. As the knowledge and skills are redistributed to the newbies then a competent alliance can be built from scratch.
Having new people in your alliance spreads the community spirit that in the end will keep people playing