The starting SCs have all been allocated, and if I may say so myself... what a mess! Most of you are a little bit scattered. Some of you are *really* scattered (say, from Portugal to Greece... or from Liverpool to Tunis).
I knew the last round of the draft would be complicated. You guys didn't make it easy for me. One pair of prefs was identical all the way through fourth best. I had to invoke a tie-breaker from previous rounds. Yet, another player with a previous round tie-breaker got stuck with a second-best pick.
In the end... there are two neutrals. Ankara flies no flag.
Warsaw, in spite of being everybody's fourth favorite option in the last round, also retains its independence. It won't last for long
I should note: it's clear to me that there must be some alliances already in action (though I'm not sure who's allied with whom). It's the only explanation for some of these final-round picks. Either that, or there's some heavy-duty sampling of banned narcotic substances. If it's the latter, I really don't want to know.
Before I unveil the final picks, let me remind you:
(1) Winter 1900 adjustments (four builds for everyone... and, yes, you *can* waive a build) are due on Tuesday, October 12, at 3:00 CST (20:00 GMT).
(2) If you haven't already named your country, you need to do so by Tuesday.
Round 4 Results -
Berlin - John Reside
London - Loki Falcon (Itea)
Munich - Mike Penner
Naples - Nathan Edwards (DRE)
Serbia - Philip King
Trieste - Mike Hoffman
Tunis - Alex Maslow (Adaria)
Vienna - Warren Fleming
A third nation has a name plate at the UAN (United Anarchist Nations): Adaria. The glorious nation of Adaria rises from the ashes of the fallen French empire, which in its folly sought world domination and things of that sort. We wish only peace and quiet, and we'll bash anyone who tries to interrupt our national siestas (twice daily). Seriously, we pillow fight dirty. If it means taking you all over under our restful wing, we will stop at nothing!!! Ahem. So yes. Just let us rest and everything will be "dreamy."
To Moderator Sims: for purposes of the DC website, please be it known that the final color choices are: Red, Olive, Navy, White, Forest, Green, Crimson, and Black.
Good luck. You're all going to need it.
Adam