[Septimius Severus]

Ideally, in a perfect world, with a perfect map, I'd like to have every nation x number of spaces from every other nation on their side and y number of spaces from the enemy, and so forth. So many spaces from the coast, etc. Mathematical as it were. No possiblity of unfairness. I think this is a good map because the left and right sides are mirror images of each other.

Hmmm, there are some issues with a nation or two on the noob side being in the rear, something I'd prefer not to have, but they'd still have access via water or I could shift arround the noob land starts for more land access. Still I think this map is the best compromise.