[DrPraetorious]

Since I'll be fixing the start locations (after assigning them randomly), bidding or drafting could be handled just fine, but would be a logistical challenge since, presumably, players would have to be paired into teams and *then* they would bid. What do we want for water nations?

Possible map arrangements:
1) Water in the middle, extending towards one edge if there's a third water position.
The all-water team has both starts in the middle, the mixed-water-Agartha team (if there is one) has a watery salient off to the side and Agartha is near the coast.

2) Spokes on a wheel.
The map is divided into "pie slices", and each team gets one start location near the middle of the map, and one start location near the edge of the map.
The water will, once-again, be "L" shaped, with the water team having an entire water pie, and the other water player have some more water near the edge of the map.

IF we have water teams -
1. TEAM - HAZY SHADE OF WINTER - Niefelheim + Ulm
2. TEAM - OM MANI PADMA, MOTHERF****R - Kailasa + T'ien Ch'i
3. TEAM - TOGA! TOGA! TOGA! - Pangaea + Arcoscephale
4. TEAM - PYRAMID POWER - Mictlan + C'tis
5. TEAM - DAWN OF EMPIRE - Sauromatia + Ermor
6. TEAM - ARE WE ON FIRE YET? - Abysia + Yomi
7. TEAM - GIBBERING ALL THE WAY - Agartha + R'lyeh
8. TEAM - DRUIDS ARE TOTALLY VIKINGS, RIGHT? - Helheim + Marverni
9. TEAM - DRUID = VIKING, EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE NOW - Tir na n'Og + Vanheim
10. TEAM - GLUB GLUB GLUB - Atlantis + Oceania

Caelum is left out. Caelum + Kailasa would be a logical team.
EA Agartha kicks *** in the water, but I'm a little worried about how Agartha survives in the event of war with another land player.

I eagerly await feedback - and Thrawn has the final word, in case of any disagreement. I'll start sending him maps as soon as we're sure