To compensate for my map knowledge, here's what I'm doing:
1. I don't build any curraghs or extra scouts to speed up my tribe contact (ie tech trading)
2. There are no goody huts within 10 tiles of my starting point while everyone else has at least 2 (EXP tribes get 4))
3. All tribes start on a grassland tile next to at least 2 food bonus & 1 luxury (also on a river)
4. There are at least 2 sources of each strategic resource within 20 tiles of your starting point.
5. I'm last on the turn rotation
I've got plans for an upcoming game in July with the following conditions:
1. No fog of war
2. Space race win only
3. No invasions of human tribes (bombarding & nukes are allowed

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Update: I've completed the map and if you want a custom password send it to me via e-mail otherwise I'll assign you one and send out the map tonight
For game 2:
Cyc (???)
Remake20 (Ottomans)
Rodent (Maya)
DenyD (Iroquois or Sumer)
I'll contact Cyc for his tribe choice. Also if game 2 players have a preferred password, please send it to me. I'm also trying to order the players based on location, so let me know your GMT or the country/state where you live.