[Septimius Severus]

Makinus, yes, your all set to go. Btw: We've got 1 more alternate slot still available on the Deva's powerhouse team.

Yep, DrP, from the few responses I got to the early voting on Option 1 or Option 2 starts, the majority seemed to favor the option 1 starts.

No, you will not have a choice of what color zone your in, I've asked Edi to handle the human team placements. He can place them without any bias (if need be I can also do it via a roll of the die).

Default placement is mentioned in the OP, the captain and intermediate players (the #1 and #2 players on each team's list), who are supposed to be the most experienced, go forward/center with the noobs rear/flank. This is due to the pressure on the center from all quarters and the powerful AI. I recommend you stick with it, but captains may alter this.

Captains may choose which two nations go forward and which two nations are rear/flank if not happy with default. The spacing between nations varies so you do not get to go into all of that. If you want a change from default PLEASE Do this via PM to me once we settle this swap business.

Thanks.