How to ensure 'continents plus' games are competitive?

[Pilsener Grease]

Interesting feedback -- my thanks to all. Sounds like it might be time for me to start playing small continents and/or hemispheres

 

[isau]

I like Continents, Small Map, Shallow water, +2 civs (total of 8), +0 city states (total of 12). It seems to create a lot of variety in gameplay experiences.

 

[Firesmacker]

I wish there was a way to make the game divide the civs up evenly. I am so sick and tired of picking, for example, 8 civs including myself and having 6 of us on one continent an 2 on the other one.

 

[Depravo]

I find the Inca are often runaways.