Ok, I've started getting your PM's with your nation choices. I'll be replying to you all shortly to let you know which nation you are playing.
Can I please ask that everyone sends in 3 choices from here on, as that will speed things up tremendously in the long run. So for example, if you can list your choices as...
1. Ashdod
2. Pythium
3. Shinuyama
that'd be great, as everything is nice and clear that way
You can of course send me a bigger list if you wish, as the longer the list, the more chance you'll have of getting a nation you want (since that will limit the chances of you losing a nation during communication delays)
Also please note that you are not fully signed-up for this game until you send me a PM saying which nations you wish to play. Simply posting in this thread with "I'd like to play" doesn't get you a nation. You can of course reserve a spot by posting such a message, but realise this is NOT RANDOM NATIONS, so you have to contact me with your nation requests, not the other way around. (and of course the longer you wait, the less choice of nations you will have)
Edit - Just a quick note to say I'd always recommend that renaming is off in anonymous games. I've played in quite a few now, and I can say for certain that experienced players get a huge advantage when renaming is on (like they don't get enough of an advantage anyway), as it allows them to pick up big clues regarding other players ID's due to their naming habits. If you want to keep to the spirit of anonymous games, then I can't see how renaming can be allowed (as players are their own worst enemies in keeping their ID's secret, regardless of any promises made regarding renaming).