Unless someone breaks a rule, we won't be needing mods, will we? Isn't a gentleman's agreement enough?

Why not just use a GM and play via the forum/pm/email? That was you can properly implement the variant rules, avoid any problems that can arise from building mistakes, and keep everything excluded from GR/points/records.

@abge - Not yet. Will you be so kind?
@steephie - I agree we shouldn't need one unless someone breaks the rules
@yebellz - Too much freaking work.
@Squigs - See below

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2. Steephie
3. Jamie
4. shadow2
5. tvrocks
6. Squigs44
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Bumping before bedtime.

Bumping after lunch.

bumping for breakfast

Bumping your mom.

Necrophiliac?

FRU or FRD for non-home centers?

Neither. Pure floor. Gotta have all three to get the build.

That makes thing rather interesting/dangerous, as no one (save maybe Russia) has a guaranteed build for the first year. I would be in if one of Russia's home centers were counted as a non-home center (or perhaps, two non-home centers), otherwise, it would be too unbalanced.

Um, the home centers don't count in the non home center counts. Russia isn't likely to get a triple build, but I often triple as Germany or France. So a nation that got a triple build in 01 normally would get a build in 01 here. But Russia's 4 home SCs only get him 4 units. He doesn't get a 5th until 7 SCs unless he takes someone else's home center.

We can discuss though. I'd be willing to say standard rounding applies so any double nation (typical for France) gets a build or even a ceiling so anyone who gets a non home sc in 01 gets a build, but no one is going to get two in 01.

Ceiling seems unbalanced to me. I don't care too much about wether we round or not but I think just needing 3 non-home SCs for one extra unit works best. So that'd be what it was already.

Rounded then. Get just 1 SC in spring 01, no build. Get 2 or 3, get a build. Sound fair to everyone?

1. Draugnar
2. Steephie
3. Jamie
4. shadow2
5. tvrocks
6. Squigs44
7. Tolstoy?

If Tolstoy confirms, I will create the game this evening with a 10 day join and 48 hour phases. 48 is good as it gives us time on builds/disbands/retreats to check and remind each other of what we have to do. I think it will be important on retreats because some retreats will be forced disbands due to lost SCs.

So that's 5 non-home SCs for a second build?

Just making sure everyone understands, essentially.

Yep, and 8 for a third and 11 for a fourth.

But, remember you get a build for each enemy home sc you conquer. The three to one ratio is *only* for SCs that start independent. This is to encourage homeland attacks early on.

Bump

I'm in. I just hope I draw Russia.

Heh. I hope I don't.

Ok Draugnar, you can get this one going as soon as you like.

This evening from the laptop. Out and about today in a loaner while they replace the tire and due my semi-annual maintenance.

I'm hoping i get turkey or england, definitely not austria russia, or germany though.

Germany or France are fine by me, although Germany will probably be a huge target to all of it's neighbors.

Is this going to be full press? Public only? or Gunboat?

Full press. I don't believe Draugnar literally said it but I'm quite certain.

Draugnar should probably say it himself to convince you though.

On page 1, Draug said full press

Look at that, he did.

Full press non anon 10 point 48 hour classic. Will be on laptop later to create and send invites.

Oh and wta