Thank you!
Yeah, i'm aware that just brute forcing your way can often be better (timewise, definetly not death-wise ;) ). That's what the assasins are for - to disincentivise just randomly bumping into people. But then you just try again so it's not a big setback. The solution I'm considering is having a limited amount of 'lives' that once depleted force you to start from the beginning. Having to directly guess a person would work as well though it would require more setup.
Anyway, the intended playstyle of observing the crowd and avoiding bumping into people you are unsure about definetly works and is way more fun :)