Ah ah, trop chouette y'a Gargouille :-) !
C'est chouette l'eau!
I don't mind for intermediate player too, especially if they are ready to give advice
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What about quickhost for the very few first turn (1-5?)?
By the way, one starting province seems to be better than the other choice, I've never seen a MP game with more than 1 starting province.