I suppose I should be part of that non-anon game that is now being discussed. Let me know what comes of it.

Game One (Anon, WTA, 36 hour phase, 143 point buy-in):
### - Balaran (host)
001 - MadMarx
003 - Babak
004 - TheWizard
005 - President Eden
009 - rdrivera2005
012 - Darwyn

Game Two:
### - Balaran (host)
### - slyster (host)
017- uclabb
023 - Jacob
029 - Tom Bombadil
035 - jmo1121109
051 - justinnhoo

Game Three:
054 - mkeCharlie
072 - fortknox
083 - Draugnar
189 - The Czech
196 - Dan-i-Am 88
464 - mr.cripsy
722 - Diplomat33

Draugnar, feel free to help me talk Crazyter into the game, it's a bit touch and go, so the help would be much appreciated!!

Seriously, Cachimbo, you'll play too now?! Let's do it!!

@Cachimbo - Please host game three. mkeCharlie, fortknox, and myslf are top 100 and The Czech and Dan-i-Am are both very capable players. I can't speak for Mr. C as I don't recall playing him and, well, if you can't say something nice, don't saying anything at all is what my mom taught me about D33.

Yeah, I'll play. Like I said before: I've been so involved in the whole story leading to these games being set up that I believe I ought to play a game with you and Slyster. It would be wonderful, however, if Babak could be convinced to join. I believe I've put much of an effort in replying to some of his incendiary comments, and I've never heard back from him. I do know that he doesn't like non-anon though, so I'd put my vote in for an anon game (especially with Sly on the board). So, to be clear:

@ BABAK: I challenge thee to take part in this game opposing, at the moment, MadMarx, Slyster, Draugnar and myself.

Should you ignore this challenge, I will take great offence and throw a wild fit in the confines of my office. Wild, I say, wild... !

If Crazyter and Babak were to join, we'd only be missing one. And since I've promised Uclabb a game soon, I hope he will do me the honour of joining as well.

@ Draug: Once more, I thank you for the kind invitation and the implied compliments. Once more, however, I will politely decline. I promise you that once my thesis is submitted, I'll join in (almost) any game you invite me to. But until then, I have to limit myself.

@Cachimbo - But would you be kind enough to host game three and join me and join this gang of mostly top 200 players?

@Babak - I guarantee you won't find us playing to meta against you even if it is non-anon. This is a decent group of folks.

@Cachimbo - Corss-posted obviously. I understand completely.

*cross-posted that is.

I'd be happy to jump ship to your game Cachimbo. I'm only going to be playing one new game, though, so in that case I would withdraw myself from the above list.

@ Uclabb: I don't want to mess up MadMarx's good work, and you have a beautiful game ahead of you as it is. Having played Tom, JMO and Slyster a few times, and hearing all that I'm hearing about Balaran, you should have tons of fun.

I therefore suggest that we wait until the moment is right. Plus, I'll count on Slyster to fill me in on the kind of player you are before I face you! lol

Hahaha!
Nuff said ;0)

So, Cachimbo is in with Draug, sly and myself. I'll contact Babak about that one, but he may have plenty of games, we'll see.

ok I have now cancelled game 2 all those still in it should leave, and wait for a new invite

All right...

So, we have in our Brazilian party:

Cachimbo
MadMarx
Slyster
Draugnar
Sargmacher

and possibly:

Babak
Crazyter

Assuming the latter two will join, we have a full game.

Uclabb, like I said, you and I will wait the next opportunity to cross blades!

I'm still voting for an anon game because I want to avoid any and all meta-gaming suspicions.

(I know it's not your favourite Draug, but I think you'll be able to stand it for a game of this quality!)

Hold up, Cachimbo! I'm in too many games with Sarg already, so he's out. Possibly Crazyter and Babak. Let's chat on PM, I'll have some opinions on the list, if you know what I mean! ;-)

Wow. Too many? We're in one, Mad.

Hahaha! I've already agreed to his being on this game... This is getting complicated! PM me and we'll figure it out. Thankfully I'm about to be ousted from your damn ABI game, so I have room for 2 quality games. Maybe I can set something up with Uclabb and Sarg, but I think Sarg is looking forward to the idea of playing against Babak.

I'm sure we can figure this out though.

Hmmm... that last post from Sarg tells me he's looking forward to playing you AND Babak. Let's see what we can do! Back in a little bit.

No, I don't mind. I have no special request for Mad if he's so apathetic. I did want a game with you though Cachimbo and Babak is always an entertaining player to be in a game with. A game with uclabb would be good too.

Why is it that I feel like MMs ugly youger sister? Everyone wants to jump up into a game with Marx!

In any case, I'm really looking forward to GR game #2. Lots of new faces and high ratings. Looks like a great game.

Lol Tom, that's not you at all. We still need to have that game we talked about setting up ages ago.

I'll be setting up 2 games. More in a minute or 20

Tom, I'll rejoin Game 2.

Game One (Anon, WTA, 36 hour phase, 143 point buy-in):
### - Balaran (host)
001 - MadMarx
003 - Babak
004 - TheWizard
005 - President Eden
009 - rdrivera2005
012 - Darwyn

Game Two:
### - Balaran (host)
### - slyster (host)
017- uclabb
022 - Sargmacher
023 - Jacob
029 - Tom Bombadil
035 - jmo1121109

Game Three:
051 - justinnhoo
054 - mkeCharlie
072 - fortknox
083 - Draugnar
189 - The Czech
196 - Dan-i-Am 88
464 - mr.cripsy

Game Four:
722 - Diplomat33

I was just making a joke Sarg. haha. I don't care either way. You have your reasons. I know we will meet up in the future! I was just commenting on how many people seem to idolize MM. (This coming from the guy who said he had a picture of MM on his ceiling above his bed... =P)

Haha.

I know you were joking - but I might as well join, I partly left because I didn't want to be joining a list only to be shuffled into some unknown quantity at the whim of one person. I didn't know where the list was going and the thread ballooned from 3 pages to 8 within a short space of time. I would like to play you and uclabb and as I said before, I've had some good games with Balaran and would be happy to give him another shot.

I am fine with anon for these games. Yes, I do prefer non-anon, but lets get it on.

We have a game which most certainly include:

Babak
MM
Cachimbo
Slyster
Draugnar

The two other spots are also possibly taken, though there are some kinks to work out. Should there be an opening, I have a list of candidates (ranging from Sarg to Zultar).

WTA, anon, 48h phases, dip points to be determined.