Starting the game with 2 settler units

[MrShadow]

I almost always play Warlord level with 7 civilizations.

Sometimes I get 2 settler units instead of one. Getting 2 settlers at first often means I get a good start. Is this a random thing or race-specific?

I have my best games with Mongols.

 

[trada]

Oh look! A thread half way down the page that addresses that very topic!