To answer this question :
"so who gets to have what?"
The answer is simple.. Let me put this under the microscope FOR THE FINAL TIME
There are 12 civilizations in this game, and 6 religions will be founded. The 12 Civs are
1. Arabia
2. China
3. India
4. Byzantium
5. Spain
6. England
7. Mongolia
8. Japan
9. Persia
10. Aztecs
11. Ethiophia
12. Celts.
The first civlization to found a religion is Mongolia, because Tengirism has roots in Mongolia, Genghis founds Tengirism as the FIRST religion. the other TEN options are still open
The second civilization to found a religion is Persia. Because I find Zorostranism most related to Persia, Persia finds Zorostranism as the SECOND religion.
The third civilization to found a religion, is Japan. Because Shinto has Japense roots, Oda founds Shinto, and the fourth religion to found a religion is Shinto.
The fourth civilization to found a religion is Isabella. Because Isabella is mostly a Christian girl, she picks Christianity. now, at this stage, Byzantium, Celts and England will now have to pick some other religion, because their prefered religion is already picked. and so it happens that the fifth religion founded is Judaism, because let's pretend England's second prefered religion is Judaism. The sixth relgigion is then founded by Byzantium, and Theodora chooses Islam because, I think Turkey is mostly a Islamic nation (correct me if I'm wrong). and Byzantium in Turkey.
Does everybody understand what is happening here?
Mongolia, Persia, Japan and Spain were the first four to found a religion, they picked their prefered religions (Tengirism, Zorostranism, Shinto, Christianity). the other two nations to found religion, England and Byzantium, both had Christianity as their top favourite religion. England was the 5th religion, and because Christianity was already picked, Liz chose her 2nd favourite religion, Judaism. (I'm assuming btw here, I don't know what's the second most popular religion in England). Because Byzantium was the last to found a religion, and Christianity and Judaism were already picked, Byzantium went to her 3rd favourite religion (Islam should probably even be the 2nd favourite religion for Byzantium), Islam. and so, Islam was stuck with Byzantium.
Now does EVERYBODY understand what we meant!?
All of the above is not only non-contoversial, but easy to implement, and adds perfect flavor to my game. I for one will pick religions based on nations I'll paly, I'll pick Christianity for most European nations, Islam or Judaism for Arabs, hell, I'll even pick Confucianism for Korea (for some reason, even if the religion is mostly Chiense!)
