Barb Level (Roaming, Sedamentary, or none)
Game Level (I like Monarch also)
Extra starting units (I can't buils Spearmen, but I'll take them anyway
Also, the extra Settler, Worker and Gold wouldn't hurt me none.
All Tribes should get 1 each of all resources within a reasonable distance. 4 Luxs within reasonable distance. We all know what a reasonable distance is.
The Pangaea on a Standard Map, say 60% water should create it's own choke points. I don't think we need to worry about this. We can even set up all the rules and have Greekguy choose the best generated map. Blinfolded, of couse. And he'd have to cut out his tongue so he couldn't talk.... naw, scratch that. Just use your best judgement, Greekguy. But yeah, 60% water, Wet, Temperate, 5 billion years sounds good.