We are going into Act 2 this week and there is something I don't get.. What is the point of the Red player getting the 1 Victory at the start of each turn instead of just getting 6 Victory to start the game? I get that it is a defensive battle, and the red player gets the free points as their job is just to prevent the Blue player from scoring. But is there a reason the points are parsed out round by round? Is there a way to prevent the red player from getting their point?

Destroying the entire army

You can't rush and finish the game by round 3. You'll have to survive till round 4 for your last unit to claim the final token necessary for winning.