The Ultimate Guide on Game Strategies on Huge Maps - your input-

[Yahweh Sabaoth]

In my experience playing huge maps with continents, the above is true: that continents have monopolies of x number of resources, but within the continent itself a single luxury may appear at either tip, meaning in order to have a "true monopoly" on a luxury you must often conquer the entire continent.

If gems appear on continent A, moreover, they will NOT appear on continent B. However, they may appear numerous times in almost any location on continent A.

[vmxa1]

Ok all you guys that were going to post those saves (Yahweh Arrian), I got my PC up now, thanks. Let me have em

[Arrian]

Oh, wow, forgot about that... will do, either tonight or tomorrow (softball tonight, may not even turn the computer on).

-Arrian