Unfortunately the short and unsatisfying (at least for you:nowink
answer is: "yes, they can" (no political allusion intended
).
The only option is to tightly manage your cash in hands. Then naturally the incentive to duel you should vanish with time (at least if your members are losing), as the other town's duellers should rise in duelling rank quickly and gain less and less XP (due to increasing duel ranking) and cash (due to your guys paying attention).
Alternatively you can :
- try to recruit and grow quickly/quicker than your opponent
- maybe hire a top dueller from another town to go and kick .....
- leave town and join different bigger town
- join an alliance with other smaller towns to take joint action
- send a telegram and plead for mercy
Cheers,
Bonez