what you think about the first HM settings?
i think its extremly unfair sometimes if for example the map is LN,nomad and that things
(for example today i played my first round and the second map was LN china vs Huns imagine with same skilled players is like an AW not a HM 11)
why not the one who pick HM pick's civi too or free pick of civi and not random for the "winner" its really unfair sometimes :$

remember its a bo3 and one game means A LOT

My thoughts exactly...

i think it is more or less good like that. More third games in a BO3^^
otherwise there are only 2:0 everytime^^
But you are right in some cases, like Nomad Chin Vs Hun.
As there are rly less vry unfair cases(wish we might list) i think one should be able to pick random civ again when using the Restart-Token just for these scenarios.

I didn't like it either, because I didn't know what to do with Indians against Huns on Desert Arabia with a bad map, but it's the rules, so I did accept it. I find it more strange, that the 3rd map isn't the same.

Thanks for concern!

It will stay the same for first 3 rounds (Round of 128,64,32) but will edit for double elimination stage as match ups become closer and it will no longer be needed as a balancer!