We could remove the zone with the Inferno cities. And move the Inferno cities themselves to the players' starting locations. Total: minus 2 locations.
All 3 secondary zones can be combined into 1 zone with neutral terrain, for example, lava. That's another minus 4 locations, which will significantly reduce the chances of teleporting to the center.
Of course, the size of the zones needs to be increased.
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