I've set up the game. Since we had two mustached French leaders and two Russian ones, I chose 'Unrestricted leaders' and gave both Louis and Stalin a Random civ to lead. Figured it'd add a bit of fun as well as avoid some of the "Hey, are we at war with Red Russia or Purple Russia?" confusion.
The start:
Spoiler
The file:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/641o5y
I think the start looks right for settling in place, start on a worker, and mine the pigs. Germany starts with hunting and mining, so I think BW is the best starting tech. Might as well get right into Slavery! Your thoughts? Bystanders are welcome to chime in too. :{D