[msew]

>Also, how are you going to address the topics of:
>1) Capital Placement
>How can you insure that team's empires will be located adjacent to each other?


Can't do this that I know of. So if you get placed in a bad place better go defensive and hope your teammate(s) get there to help you.

The indies at strength 8 should help.


In short: Life is hard.


>2) Nation Selection
>Are we all going to select our own nations? Or will we form teams and then have like a... instant runnoff voting for nation pairings or triplets?


What do people want to do? Probably should do a game of mish mash nations vs each other. And another game that is more thematic.

Form teams and then run off would be my preference. Hopefully people will take complimentary nations. I know I will be.