I don't know how this happened, but I ended up with a 4 opponent game where 3 of them were on Arcanus with me and didn't conjure or create any sea or flying units, were located on small islands, and their starting cities weren't on the coast. The other guy was located on Myrror and for some stupid reason, couldn't (or didn't) conquer any of the towers there despite being located near some.
I really, really thought it seemed quiet early in the game... they stuck me on the one giant continent on all of Arcanus with no one else. *sigh*
I want my minutes back :)