@ All (Happy New Year)
Hope everyone enjoyed the holidays
but now that they are over, it's time to get this game running on a normal schedule again.
I have now switched the timer back to 48 hours, although this won't take effect until the next turn, as the llamaserver doesn't reduce the hosting deadline unless you specifically tell it to . And I won't reduce the deadline since I don't believe a deadline should ever be reduced, as it causes too many potential problems. But I will chase-up and get annoyed with anyone who I suspect is "having a laugh" with submitting their turn, as I want the current turn to host well before the 12th Jan deadline. So can I please ask you all not to get silly with turn submissions just because you have a generous deadline.
(As a note, I was going to switch the schedule back to 48 hours at some point while it was on 240 hours. But was afraid of doing it too early in case the game hosted while I was away (since I knew I was going to be away at various points during the holidays). I did intend to switch it back yesterday, but got back from my New Year's trip a day later than I expected, and missed the chance as a result. Hence the stupid deadline this turn. So apologies for that. Anyway....)
The New Year also brings with it the game's first casualty in the shape of Arco, which was played by Herode. Thank you for playing Herode, hope you enjoyed the game
The first player out also prompts me to remind you all that if/when you are eliminated, please do not post anything in the thread that might affect the game for others. ie. Do not post which nation killed you, or any such similar information or game intel that other players should not know about.
(the first casualty also reminds me that I need to sort out the OP, as it has shamefully been on my to-do list for too long now, so I'll try and get on that today if I can.)