Bmw wrote:You can usually tell by low on hand gold and small ships
Not necessarily. A player can surpass 1000 turns (the protection) and still have low gc and small fleets.
As Meliva said, Player ID is a good indicator, but that also may not always be accurate. If I knew what I know now, I could start an account and spend almost no turns, buy a good set of fleets, make large sums of money, and still have protection for a very long time.
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