I don't care either way- but that is what was requested. Unless I get most people asking for a change to a rule I am going to go with what we have.Oh, I just noticed that there's no mention of events in the Game Options section. I we are turning off Barbs & Huts, should we not also be turning off Events? They create even more randomness than I assume we were trying to avoid by removing Barbs & Huts.
Edit: BTW, I like some randomness

Okay, so far for the rules I am going to say Standard country/leader combination. Reason: Supposedly they are balanced this way (even though people say that financial leaders are over powered). Also, remember that financial leaders are forbidden.