[Omnirizon]

atul brings up a good point and another reason why the bid system is superior.

the bid system not only helps alleviate the burden on an adjudicator, it rewards innovation. as is, no one has any incentive to try and think of a nation no one else will pick using a strategy no one else will try and then low-ball it, because we can all just do three picks all involving EA/LA Mict or Lanka with a cheap other choice and feeling assured we will get one of our picks. In fact, only three teams can possibly get something like this. Other combos that might be able to compete with this are kind of too expensive with the point system the way it is. A bid system would allow non-Mict/Lanka teams to hook up something a little better than what they could right now and actually be able to compete.

EDIT: nvm. then ppl could just low-ball Mict/Lanka and no one else may bid on them, and they go real cheap.

but atul is right...