"You aren't taking into account the affect of being part of the draw and the extra points there has. I amd ealing with it in another game now where one of the players wants to reduce the draw so he can get more points. This discourages that as well. I just want to play the real game without points if possible but without points affecting the outcome if necessary."

I also am interested to see what effect points have, though I would cut down the draw the same way if there points or no points. It generally depends on how I feel about them if I cut them down mercilessly or let them draw