misterman10 wrote:actually it is
In a conversation involving the best starting positions ever, starting with an entire continent would seem to be a pre-requisite. In a 6 player game starting with a continent is rare but it has happened many many times since we've played hundreds of thousands of games. For 2 or 3 player games starting with a continent happens pretty frequently.
But considering the original player got a bonus of 14 men for continents, the bonus of 2 your opponent gained would not be rare or exceptional in comparison.