Sit tight guys- if these folks back down you're alternates. A couple of thse people haven't confirmed they want in. So Tom, you're 1st alternate and then PC. Unless there's some kind of rule about not having two Bunnymen fans in one game.

I hope this will begin a long series of F:AT HIS games. And yes, we will have need for substitutes.

Each turn sees a 48 hour diplomacy round, then "spring", then 4 to 7 impulses, then "winter". If everybody gets an impulse in each day then expect 10 days to a turn. Some turns will go much faster, so expect about two months for a game.

Awesome. First timer w/ HiS here as well so I have no preference as far as sides go. If there's a side that a first timer should definitely NOT be -- then I'll avoid that one.

Alright...Bill Abner is now slated for Hapsburgs...read them rules, son!

OK so I'm looking at the website and I read under Tips, "Assign the Hapsburgs to the most experienced player...Assign the Hapsburgs to a quick player who has the most familiarity with the Here I Stand rules.


Barnes!!!

I formally choose France. :)

Wow...this thing is going belly up before we even get out of the gate.

For some reason I got that admonition about the Haps backward. I'm sure Bill will serve well as the cowardly French.

I pegged Gary Sax as Hapsburg, if he's cool with it.

Tom and JC- let me reach out to these people and see if they're in or not...we'll give 'em until tommorrow morning. I'm pretty sure Matt is in, he's in the UK though so there's a time difference.

Haps are fine with me.

And nobody make fun of my hat again! Do you know how long it takes for me in the morning to get myself as good looking as you can see me on this photo-realistic painting?

Beware of my pirates, that's all I'm gonna say for now...

Pop PC ahead of me as I'm just about (hopefully) to start a new job so will be extremely pre-occupied for the rest of the month .... plus I haven't even read the rules (I have just been re-reading Samurai Swords, Fortress America, Space Crusade, and Blockmania rules plus now have bloody techy IT documentation to read so the ol' brain is a bit full) and have never used cyberbox - PBeM Vassal is all I can claim. And I'm UK as as well.
I'll play game 3 or fill in as the last minute emergency replacement cannon fodder player.

I'm more of a game 3 type as well, as I'm off on holiday tomorrow for 2 weeks - I'm in the UK as well.

Norman (aka PC!)