What to do with the GL in case of no diplomacy?
The Great Library is already overpowered in big games, even if you can counter it by a tech trading alliance.
I suggest decreasing the # of mountains and hills. The current value of steepness is 30 (30% ?) which I think is too high.
Time to start LT18 (LT XVIII). Game without teams.
Settings based on LT XVI.
Game start deadline: near 2010-02-01.
Poll placing deadline: 2010-01-17.