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[Khazaar]

So I presume I will get EastGermany...

[Greyblades]

@ Kazaar: Not unless Blackadder has changed his mind recently.

I'm probably going to regret this, but seeing as noone else is taking interest in the USA, YLC will be USA should no-one try to claim it. I did say that the Nuclear countries weren't going out to the first slack-jaw that asked but I do actually need someone to play them

Updating the tally:

Tally of countires:
Khaan: Indonesa, Egypt, Cuba, Bhhutan.
Ichigo: Italy, UK, Turkey, Yugoslavia, USSR.
Iskander: France, Switzerland, UK, USSR, Canada,
Beefy: Japan, Taiwan, S. Korea, Mongolia, Thailand
YLC: W Germany, USSR, US, Czechoslovakia, South Africa. USA
Kazaar: East Germany, Japan, Vietnam, North Korea, Denmark
The Flax: Pakistan, Turkey, Saoudi Arabia, West Germany.
Captain Blackadder: Australia, East Germany, Poland, France

ATPG: China
Drizzt: Israel.
AVSM: Somolia
Beskar: Iran.
Pevergreen : Sweden.

Remember just because someone else asked for it doesnt mean its definitate he will get it over you
Tally depicting Uncontested countries per name:

Khaan: Bhhutan. Egypt, Indonesia, Cuba.
Ichigo: Yugoslavia. Italy.
Iskander: Canada. Switzerland.
Beefy: Thailand, Mongolia, Taiwan.
YLC: Czechoslovakia, South africa, US.
Kazaar: Denmark, N. Korea
Blackadder: Australia, Poland.

At this point if you wanted you could ask for one of the ones beside your name and you wouldnt get contested but I would advise trying for the prominent ones anyway.

Contested:

France: Blackadder, Iskander
West Germany: YLC, The Flax.
East Germany: Blackadder, Kazaar.
Cuba: Khaan, ATPG.
UK: Ichigo, Iskander.
USSR: Ichigo, Iskander, YLC.
Japan: Beefy, Khazaar.
Vietnam: Beefy, Khazaar.
Turkey: The Flax, Khaan.
Pakistan: The flax, White eyes.

Ive probably missed alot out so if you have issue with the tally just tell me.

[Khazaar]

I thought this goes in order of posting, so if I posted East Germany first and Blackadder Australia first he´d get Australia and I´d get East Germany... Anyway sratch Denmark from my list, I´d be willing to go USA if you need it. I´m not a crazy player...

[Greyblades]

If you claim a country and noone else claims it you can get it without any argument but if someone else claims it I flip a coin or go to random org. or whatever and the country gets given out to one of the requesters randomly.

[seireikhaan]

My preference order: 1) Indonesia, 2) Egypt, 3) Bhutan, 4) Cuba

[Greyblades]

Well unless someone asks for indonesia in the next day or so its pretty much yours.

[navarro951]

I would love to play with my people...VIVA CUBA POR VIDA!!

[navarro951]

Also if this is the Cold War, how can one play as vietnam or germany.

there would be an east and west and a south and north.

[Greyblades]

West and east germany are their own factions and as far as I am aware vietnam was in one piece by 1980.

[TheFlax]

About the tally, you seemed to have placed Pakistan as uncontested for White Eyes, yet that was my first pick, so it should be contested.

Also, you posted earlier that there would be NATO and the Warsaw Pact as the starting alliances, how do you categorize countries outside of that bipolar system? Like China, India, Pakistan, to name just a few important ones.

[Greyblades]

Nato alliance afilliated countries, Warsaw pact afilliated countries and neutral countries with their own agenda.
The tally was thrown together at the last minute so thanks for pointing that out.

[navarro951]

West and east germany are their own factions and as far as I am aware vietnam was in one piece by 1980.

O this is just 1980s of the cold war?

[Askthepizzaguy]

1980 and beyond only.

China wants to announce that it prefers to tend to its own matters of state and does not wish to become a puppet of the Soviet regime or of the American Empire.

[TheFlax]

Just noticed something else Greyblades, you took out Afghanistan from my list of countries, does that mean it is unplayable?

[A Very Super Market]

Somalia wants to state that we've got your oil.

[Greyblades]

^ Huh, I thought they got their oil from the middle east, Texas and Venesuala.
@The flax: No just a typo, I'm going to look up afganistan's status in 1980 before I put it back up there though.

[Greyblades]

I looked it up, Afghanistan was invaded by Russia in 1979 so I would guess that you cant play Afghanistan unless you want to be an occupied nation with no military until 1989 or at least until you are liberated.

[TheFlax]

Afghanistan was occupied by the USSR in 1980, but they really didn't control the country at all. Russian troops mainly held the big cities and got bogged down in asymmetric warfare with various guerrilla factions.

In my mind it would be playable, but not as a standard country. Basically a player could control the opposition forces in the country and make appeals to other countries for help. Anyhow, its sort of moot since I'd much rather play Pakistan.

[Greyblades]

Technically its not moot seeing as it is a 50/50 chance between you and White eyes... So do you want heads or tails?

[TheFlax]

Technically its not moot seeing as it is a 50/50 chance between you and White eyes... So do you want heads or tails?

Heads. And if I lose, then we can flip for Turkey. If I lose that, then I might consider Afghanistan. Still moot for me since Saudi Arabia (3rd pick) is uncontested.

Now, you better flip that coin in my favor mister.

[Greyblades]

Ok then *Flips 20p coin* heads. You get it, White eyes if you would be so kind as to request another country. Theres a couple of countries where the americans and russians have installed missile silos if you want.

Now I have to find a way to see who gets the USSR, somehow I doubt that a coin will cut it..

[ULC]

1980 and beyond only.

China wants to announce that it prefers to tend to its own matters of state and does not wish to become a puppet of the Soviet regime or of the American Empire.

We long ago gave up our Imperialistic notions through conquest, thank you very much. And stop calling the Kettle black - You design to have as much or more influence in the world as either us or the USSR.

[White_eyes:D]

Fine......I well go with....whatever one that has not been claimed yet......(this is not very balanced, if people are claiming 100 countries and getting them.... I can understand supwerpowers like...USA or USSR...but most of middle east?????!!!)

[Greyblades]

100 countries? Mate there is only going to be 20 players with one country each. Allthough I guess I should have thought about the method of assigning countries some more.

[White_eyes:D]

Well....The Flax is getting Pakistan, Turkey and West Germany....WHY in the hell would Pakistan help NATO???? he should choose a nation in middle east again or just rename his country or something....I was thinking of only one country per player....otherwise it is a confusing mess....(unless someone helps host.....I can't...10-20 mins day is not enough time for this kind of thing)

[Greyblades]

Huh? They're the countries that he had a claim to. He's only getting Pakistan.
No I havent updated the tally.

[White_eyes:D]

The Flax: Pakistan, Turkey, Saoudi Arabia, West Germany.

So what does this mean?? Does he get those as well?? or is it meaning he called for those but only gets Pakistan now??? if true...I go for Canada....and it better be a coin toss in my favor

[Greyblades]

I knew that there would be a load of people wanting the same thing so I made it so that they would have a fair chance at getting the one they wanted by making each player make a claim for the 5 countries they most wanted. I would then use random.org to chose who gets the ones with multiple claims that's all.

I'm kinda glad I'm not starting off straight away now seeing all the chaos that this system has made I think it will probably take weeks just to get people happy and with a country.

Final Word: There will not be any players with multiple countries.

White eyes: You want Turkey but Ichigo also has a claim to it. I will wait until he comes here and says that he wants to uphold his claim and if he will it I will flip for it.

[TheFlax]

So what does this mean?? Does he get those as well?? or is it meaning he called for those but only gets Pakistan now??? if true...I go for Canada....and it better be a coin toss in my favor

Those where my picks in order of preference, if you take a look at Greyblades' OP you will see that is what he asked of us. Now that I got Pakistan, I don't have a claim on any of the four countries I listed.

Edit: Ya, what Greyblades said.

[Csargo]

I wanted Italy and afaik no one else has claims on it.