I have indeed read the rules, they're honestly pretty simple
my advice, seeing as there a quite a few new(er) players, may seem fairly obvious, but be careful
there are some quite powerful abilities in the game that can have pretty big consequence {concussive bolts, mindblades, illusion} so make sure you have a firm idea of how you want the action to play out in regards to the game before targeting a player
my second idea: coordination
also pretty simple: try to coordinate
thread is an open space, but if you get into a PM with someone you trust, than talk, use your abilities in junction. If I had illusion I would be pretty frustrated if I redirected a mind blade onto another villager