Hey, that's the Azumanga Daioh cat, if I'm not mistaken!
125 provinces, wrap-around... hmmm... sounds like a nice, neat, small, quick game... err... Alrighty, I'll provisionally claim a spot as Machaka, with Ermor as second choice. I'm pretty ambivalent about nations, though, so if anyone only wants to join if they can play Machaka or Ermor, I'll choose something else.
Unfortunately, I have to retain the right to leave prior to game commencement, because if the game does not start soon (and thus, end before roughly mid-May), I may have plans that would interfere. In other words, blitzing the first 10-15 turns and playing the rest with 24h + quickhost would be ideal for me, though not necessarily necessary. I can blitz pretty much any time.
Zombie and CyborgMoses, please declare and claim your nations, so other people don't get confused...
Lastly - two questions.
1) Will this be the default game (meaning, no mods, even disabling Clams or Wish)?
2) Does "No Diplomacy" mean "No trading gems and items"?