It's that time again! NS Sports' most prestigious gridiron football tournament is back for its landmark 25th edition.
1) Sign-ups
To sign-up for the Twenty-Fifth World Bowl, simply post your intentions to compete in this thread.
Puppet Policy
For non-first-time participants, you may sign up a second nation, or a 'puppet'. To sign up a puppet: post with that nation, making it clear that it is a puppet, then confirm that it's yours with your master nation. Or mention your puppet in your master nation's post and then confirm with your puppet. Just make sure you confirm that both nations are yours. Be warned that puppets will be the first to go if the host needs to cut nations to make the numbers work.
2) Host Bids
As those already familiar with the competition know, we need a host for this shin-dig. How do we get that host? By interested nations posting host bids. A good host bid should contain scorination information, proposed format of the competition, maybe some IC background information, and a little bit of writing on the subject of why you should be host (IC and OOC info, for preference). You can write host bids from an OOC or IC voice; that is your choice. You can see the winning bid from the last cycle for reference. Once the deadline for hosting bids to be submitted has passed, we will vote on who will host World Bowl XXV (and possibly Baptism of Iron XVII).
The deadline for host bids is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd (EST). Ideally we'll have the World Bowl started by the second week of January or thereabouts, depending on if a BoI is held, which will require the entry of 16 users new to the World Bowl.
Signups (60/60) (Closed)
BoI Count: Closed (24 nations +5 puppets +3 returning users)
1. Equestrian States
2. Val Halla (BoI Eligible)
3. Holy Republican Empire (Free Republics) (Puppet of Saintland)
4. Gregoryisgodistan
5. Saintland
6. Cosumar
7. San José Guayabal
8. United States of Devonta
9. Zitru (BoI Eligible)
10. Ko-oren
11. Osarius
12. Wolfbenz (BoI Eligible)
13. Royal Kingdom of Quebec
14. Jeckland
15. Barunia (BoI Eligible)
16. Farlandria (BoI Eligible)
17. Patistan
18. Super-Llamaland
19. Neu Engollon
20. Southern Democratic States (BoI Eligible) (Returning User)
21. Abanhfleft
22. Thereisnogodistan (Puppet of Abanhfleft) (BoI Eligible)
23. Schottia (BoI Eligible)
24. Walamzia (BoI Eligible)
25. New North Aqmuland
26. New South Aqmuland (Puppet of New North Aqmuland)
27. Teague (BoI Eligible) (Returning User)
28. The Fair Republic
29. United States of Minton (BoI Eligible)
30. New Nationale Einheit (BoI Eligible)
31. Kolmya (BoI Eligible)
32. Taeshan
33. German Zerabithea
34. Nassau Hessen
35. Gustavpolis (BoI Eligible)
36. HopNation
37. Timbermunich (Puppet of HopNation)
38. Allamunnic States
39. Azrea (BoI Eligible)
40. Sereina (BoI Eligible)
41. United We Stand 123 (BoI Eligible)
42. Estenia
43. Pacificana Islands (BoI Eligible)
44. Estope
45. Qocaekia (The Qocaekian Isles) (BoI Eligible)
46. Nornaius (BoI Eligible)
47. DBostick (BoI Eligible)
48. Mieraskya (BoI Eligible)
49. Vermark (BoI Eligible)
50. Eritai (BoI Eligible)
51. Sheffland (BoI Eligible)
52. Nukehavistan (New Nukehavistan) (Puppet of Equestrian States) (BoI Eligible)
53. The Greater Vakolicci Haven (BoI Eligible)
54. Britonisea (BoI Eligible) (Returning User)
55. Jecatria (Puppet of Jeckland) (BoI Eligible)
56. Hambeich (Puppet of Estenia) (BoI Eligible)
57. Gregoryisgodistan Special Admin Zone (Puppet of Gregoryisgodistan) (BoI Eligible)
58. The Babbage Islands
59. Yttribia
60. Coconutstan (Puppet of Royal Kingdom of Quebec)
Host Bids:
Baptism of Iron XVII:
Gregoryisgodistan
World Bowl XXV:
Equestrian States
