Completely correct.

These first two games will stagger slightly only because I have to pause the second one and rearrange the countries (no repeats). Once everyone's game one and game two have entered 1903, the last two games of round one will be announced, created, and paused for shuffling. When a game is shuffled, the players will have to vote unpause to get it going.

Note: On any game that is awaiting shuffling (you'll know because the phase will be 10 days), please please do not finalise orders. If you end up putting in orders for a country that becomes someone elses, they won't see the game at the top of their home page and forget to vote pause. So you'll only slow things down and make more work for me.

Wow, I just looked at the groups and the competition is fierce even in the first round!

Not tryin to be pushy, I just want to make sure I am not holding things up. did we get the emails yet?

I didn't get any email, so I guess the answer is no.

if possible id like to join.?

@Geofram is there a schedule for when the games should get going by? Just so I know to keep enough points on hand.

All four games should be started within I'd say ~2 weeks. So keep 20 on you.
Emails have not gone out yet. Have some stuff due tonight that I cannot fail, so hopefully after I finish.
@Bus, sorry mate. The tournament holds 49 and it filled up over last week.

@Bus, if anyone ends up dropping out, you'll be the first person I'll contact. That sound alright? Anyone else wishing to get on a reserve list should post here.

Kudos to Geo for administering this.

We cut to 21 and then 7, right? Or am I wrong?

I will be running a bracket-style pool. Likely not for points, but I will ask. Look for details soon .

Interesting.

Dropped the ball. I've locked myself away and promise to have the emails sent out by tonight!

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Geofram, please send the email to the one I posted, not the one linked to the account. It's a dead email.

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3 strikes? :-)

Oh, no. I was just bumping it. You know, cuz it needed to be bumped.

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We are bumping because the e-mails haven't been sent, right?

There's one or two issues that I have to fix before I can send out the emails. They're all ready to go, just need to hear from one person who said they would let me know today. Apologies.

no worries, thanks for setting this up.

bump

So this is going to happen today. Found the two replacements (well, I think) and emails will go out regardless today.

Game One has gone out. Game Two will follow shortly.
If you sent me a PM in the last four days, I probably didn't receive it. Best to hit me up by email and we can sort out any issues there.

Game 1-B created.

Game 1-C created.

Emails with game links for A,B,C,D have been sent out!

I'm not sure if my password would be considered tasteful to right-wing Jews, diehard lefties, or overly sensitive people but I found the warning to create a tasteful password too resisting to simply create the game under a generic password like 'teabag'.

Then again, 'teabag' could be quite controversial in some quarters.