Change how beginning territories are given?

In the original game of risk players go around choosing which territories they want, picking one by one going in order. In this game, it seems like the territories are randomly placed, which gives some players severe advantages and others severe disadvantages. Is there any way to make it so we can pick which territories we start with?

Also, is there any way to play with teams?

Help us come up with a clever way to do this without online without it taking forever.

Lets put it in the old thread on the subject though:
http://www.dominating12.com/forum/?cmd=topic&act=view&id=1409