At first this rule had me utterly confused, but now that I really think about it, these are the conclusions I've come to:
1) Nobody feels good winning when they completely crush another alliance, so this will help keep that in check.
2) Also, this will make an alliance come up with a strategy to accumulate enough points to win, but not enough to lose the rights to the empty cell or supercell. In essence, it's a good "on-the-job" problem solving that has to be done quickly and efficiently.
3) As others have said, it's still January 3rd. I'm sure the necessary clarifications will be made. No need to worry.
4) We're pretending we're on the moon. We have to be able to succeed under any condition, right?
