SP dominion kills on turn 1

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Calahan - that's fair enough, but some maps apparently have a max number of nation starts without any way for this idiot user to see that number.

I mean if the map actually has a hard max number of nations and the game will actually be broken if you use more than that number, why doesn't the game stop me from starting a game with more than that number? Still user error in your mind?

In any case I still don't understand why starting 8 nations on a map designed for say 7 would lead 3 of them to be killed by dominion on turn 2.