While Aztecs, Mayans and Huns account for almost all free pick games in ara in regular AOC, an interesting question is what the main civ picks would be in the balance patch. In earlier rounds, players can relax and go any civ if the skill difference is too much, but in round of 32, the opponents can no longer be taken lightly so the players have to pick a civ that they think is among the best. Out of 15 games played in the round of 32 (one went AW), here are the popular civ picks in BOP_Dry_Arabia from round of 32 the game 1 setting in BOP:
Goths: 5
Mayans: 5
Huns: 4
Britons: 3
Celts: 3
Vikings: 3
Japanese: 2
Aztecs: 1
Chinese: 1
Koreans: 1
Mongols: 1
Saracens: 1
Goths: 5
Mayans: 5
Huns: 4
Britons: 3
Celts: 3
Vikings: 3
Japanese: 2
Aztecs: 1
Chinese: 1
Koreans: 1
Mongols: 1
Saracens: 1