Here's the fairest way to deal with who goes first and who goes last...
No player may collect continent bonus armies on his first turn except the player who goes last... You must hold a continent for a full turn allowing all other players a turn before collecting bonus armies... Since the last player fufills this he is allowed to collect a continent bonus on his first turn...
This is so logical I can't believe this wasn't the rule all along...
timthetuneman