I think just a win game would be best if we want it to be a learning game. Random leader is excellent, and I know what you mean BCLG about slow running... I'm playing the game on a 384 MB 1.4 GhZ pc... even though there's imho much less of an epic feel about the game, standard map may indeed be best, I agree.

Talking about epic, I do presume we want to play normal (standard) speed?

yer thats probably best. Are we having barbs? I always forget about them in my games with barbs on, whoops :D

Sign me up if slots are still available. With time available I can handle another SG. :) Emperor fine, don't care to much about the other settings.

Do we want the map pre-checked or take as-is?

Take as-is I'd prefer, if we want it to be a learning game we need to have all the regular obstacles, after all.

Normal speed, random leader, standard sized map and emperor level are all fine with me.

I'm getting there on Prince in single player at the moment, but would be happy to play higher in a succession game.

So if you'll have me, normal speed, random leader, standard size map and emperor would be fine with me.

Sorry, but I disagree. Civ4 has so many options, from civics to tech tree branches to city specializations that SG's can become quite chaotic if the victory condition is not determined from the beginning or at least very early on. I would suggest we either decide at the start or maybe pick a V.C. by the end of the 1st cycle.

Well, isn't that simply one of the gameplay decisions civ has to offer, grahamiam? I.e. not game-setup related?

Yer, what we aim for will probably very much depend on what civ we get.

so erm, what are we waiting for out of interest?