[Tyrant]

The VD is going to make many nations completly non-viable IMO. Various caster centered nations are for sure and for certain going to have to defend themselves against uber bless rushes for many turns until they get the magic to defend themselves and i predict it will be a 40 player game by turn25. Five hundred research to level three if i have it right.

How much time will we have between when the settings are set and the pick list is due?

BTW, the nation pick procedure is very cool, it's like a little game of it's own.