This is a mod friendly game, for any relatively balanced mod.  Dwarves, rats, amazons or go with a classic and smack these upstarts around.
Era: Middle
Map: TBD once we see how many players we've got
Renaming on, everything else default
No holds barred, exploit whatever you can find
Mods: CBM 1.6 
Diplomacy: Machieviellian - extra points for stylish doublecrossings.
The last game I admined was a nightmare from people going MIA.  Everyone joining this game needs to have read and signed the 
Baalz good player pledge.  
Players:
Baalz - Nehekhara
Alpine Joe - Alugra
Gregstrom - Themiskyra
ghoul31 - Dwarves
Aethyr - Shinuyama 
Tollund - Ogres
Trumanator - Jomon Broken Swords
Ossa - R'lyeh
Jarkko - Eriu
Ferrosal - Skaven