diff --git a/C7Engine/MapGenerator.cs b/C7Engine/MapGenerator.cs
index 3c502ba19..0061221fa 100644
--- a/C7Engine/MapGenerator.cs
+++ b/C7Engine/MapGenerator.cs
@@ -110,13 +110,19 @@ public static GameMap GenerateMap(WorldCharacteristics wc) {
 			// for resources.
 			AddBonusGrasslands(wc, gameMap);
 
-			// Step 10: Add barb camps. We do this towards the end to make sure
+			// Step 10: Place player starting locations
+			// Placing this before barb camps so barbs don't spawn <5 tiles away from players
+			// Tried placing barbs then players, but caused all players to spawn together
+			DetermineStartingLocations(wc, gameMap);
+
+			// Step 11: Add barb camps. We do this towards the end to make sure
 			// that we don't have barb camps on top of resources.
+			// Previously step 10
 			AddBarbarianCamps(wc, gameMap);
 
 			// TODO: Goody huts, barbarian camps.
 
-			DetermineStartingLocations(wc, gameMap);
+
 
 			// Last step: Assign the terrain file and image ids to each tile so
 			// we know which texture to use when displaying them.
@@ -1339,6 +1345,9 @@ private static bool IsValidForBarbarianCamp(WorldCharacteristics wc, GameMap m,
 				}
 			}
 
+			// No barbarian camps less than 6 tiles away from a player
+			if (m.startingLocations.Any(x => t.distanceTo(x) < 6)) return false;
+
 			return true;
 		}