Only the Beginnings

I just wanted to clarify some things:

Opening moves are indeed due to me tomorrow at 3:00 pm, and they probably will be every day at that time. If you can't find me, put you orders either in my mailbox or on that shelf in Dr. Shurmer's office. The map we are using does not have abbreviations. You can either use the abbreviations from the other version of the map, use the first three letters of a region (except for Pern, Persia, and the Persian Gulf, also if the region has multiple words to it, use the first letter of each word), or, best yet, write out the full name. Unlike last game, we are not out to get you with the territory abbreviations: as long as you can clearly get your point across, you'll be fine. We are using regular Diplomacy rules (the major change from last game is that you must be in an unclaimed or foreign build point fall turn to claim it) with the one exception that 2 people can declare victory with a 2/3 bp majority. On the whole, we want this to be more fun and less intense than the last game.