I will shortly start a new pitboss game and have thought of the following alternative settings.

Please let me know which one would interest you to play...all are quick speed and no tech trading.

Scenario 1
8 players
Inland sea
standard size
low sea
always war
2 city elimination
Quick speed

Scenario 2
7 players
OCC
mirror islands map
small size
Quick speed

Scenario 3
7 players
not OCC
mirror islands map
small size
Quick speed

Scenario 4
8 players
Mirror inland sea
OCC
standard size
Qucik speed

Scenario 5
12 players
Wheel map
large size
quick speed

I am certanly not going to play in any quick speed nor city elim game...

Yeah, i think an edited map where people start off with say a couple of settlers/workers solves the problem of an early few turns which is why quick is tended to be picked.

I am certanly not going to play in any quick speed nor city elim game...

Same here. I'm done with advanced start games as well.