Unfortunately, there is a glaring error in the rule: players who consistently rely on population growth always win because the punishment for the hunger leave is only paid pasuchal with 10 penalty points. And so you go forth therefore and gets whenever the opportunity presents itself, a new Männiken, leaves the horde massively reduce gold and then builds as many "1-to-7-houses" as possible. The thus obtained projection is hardly einholbar for normal player, the 10-point penalty is not a real obstacle.
We have therefore introduced the hard-hitting house rule that no supplied Männiken die and have to go on the pitch.