Mongoose - Starting (at last!)

[WonderLlama]

Darn, I'm too late.

If a spot opens up, I'd like in. Caelum sounds good to me out of what's left.

[Chicanist]

hm. you know what, i'll yield my spot. i may be busy for the next two or three weeks and i can always join the next game that gets started.

thanks!

[llamabeast]

Okay, Eldanesh can go in this game, and I'll start a second game up later today. WonderLlama can be player #1 in the new game, and I'll save a spot for Chicanist as well.

Eldanesh & Loren - please choose nations and submit your pretenders.

[Sensori]

Hey Llama, could I have my start position placed into the smaller sea? While this one's larger and is as such better on paper, it's also damn snaky and makes any fast defense nigh impossible (no 2 province movement through sea provinces). Unlike everyone else, I'd HAVE to have an nation that goes through everyone's lands. Instead, I'd like to have the option rather than be forced to do it. I think that's why Oceania was originally placed in the smaller sea bit - at least it has some level of cohesion.

[llamabeast]

Nope, just 8 players, I'll start a new one for WonderLlama and any other takers.

With regard to the sea - my thinking was that being the only water nation you'll be at a considerable advantage, especially as entering the sea is tricky at the best of times and presumably more so for new players. Also R'lyeh is a powerful nation. If you were in the bottom left, whoever was near you would be pretty stuffed. So I think it is probably more balanced to have you in the middle. You will still probably be pretty safe (the other players will probably have to form an alliance to attack you), and if necessary you may have to turn to diplomacy yourself.

[Sensori]

Hey, I understand that. I just think being all snaky will, instead of being conductive to diplomatic relations, force me to be aggressive as opposed to using said diplomacy, which is something I don't really like. You know, it puts a whole lot of pressure on me that wouldn't be there if my home was securely behind a few water provinces. But if you want to keep R'lyeh where it is now, well, it's your choice.

Ermor, too, is very strong, mind, and has relatively easy access to water. Pythium is just strong. And so forth. I hope you have taken steps to nerf them in similar fashion. ;p

Like, at least put Ermor's start loc awayyy from the water!

[Aezeal]

Ermor has relatively easy acces once I can get my commanders to breath water... and since I have water mages (or shoudl ahve) forging somestuff should be easy.

but RELATIVELY easy still means it sucks though...