I'll give it a try. don't care where I start.

i'm in if'n you still need players.

myself and thebarbarian would like a chance to get stomped in this tourney.

Slight distain for newbies only because you don't know how dedicated they are to playing. My experience suggests about 1/3 of newbies don't finish their first game because it moves too slow for them (as in 3 missed turns and your out!). After that, a newbie's intelligence is unknown simply because ...

Hey,

I haven't been here long but I like what I've seen so far. I have one suggestion though...there should be some kind of feature to allow for people who don't have weekend access (eg. game setup option for week days only) or if you know you'll be away for a day or two and not have internet ...