Most commonly used game settings

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I agree it really depends on map size. On bigger maps, settings with lots of money, clams of pearls, make the game tedious. On small maps, they are useful.
End game diversity is also a mod that gets some use. I'm playing a game with zero water province, and the vanilla version of water gives you very little to do (except clams, which aren't taht useful in a four-player 60 provinces game).