And even on a mirror, the element of randomness is also great, but it gets boring after a couple of games.
There's no point in coming up with something new and raw for this Sng. For the next mirror skirmish and refined Jebus Cross, it's already possible to try.
If in the HD mod it is truly possible to implement money transfer, then trading for a version could really become a solution.
Another possibility is to refine the King of the Hill version; when interests clash, this option could work: the PvP player from all SoD templates leaves 1-2 SoD ones, and the opponent decides which one to play