Yeah, your points are valid, and I certainly agree with them.
I've come up with another variant that's fairly simple and themed, if you guys are interested:
The Last of Us
-Dead players inflict Hurt for 1 extra damage (in both normal play and in the lightning round)
(ex. Normal dead players inflict 3 damage, instead of 2, and in the lightning round, inflict 4 instead of 3)
There will be two winners again this time as well. The last two members standing will then go on to repopulate the Earth together after the pandemic has subsided (lol).
Also, baseballpie, please confirm if you've received your prizes or not.
I already have a confirmation from Reus.