Democracies and despotates! It's that time again, time for the World Bowl, NationStates' premier international gridiron/American football/gridball competition, now in its 20th (well, if you want to get picky, 21st) edition!
Okay, down to business. There's a few things that need to be covered.
1) Sign-Ups
To sign-up, simply post in this thread stating your intention to compete, and I'll add you to the sign-up list. Pretty simple, right?
In regards to puppets, if you wish to sign a puppet up for the World Bowl, please indicate in the puppet's entry-post that it is a puppet, and which master/main-nation it is a puppet of. After that, please post from the master/main-nation confirming that the puppet does, in fact, belong to you. I will add them to the sign-up lists, indicating that they are a puppet. In the event of numbers conflicts, puppets have lowest priority for being booted to make room for master/main nations who wish to sign up past whatever number threshold is set by the host.
Please note whether or not you are a first-time participant. First-time participants are eligible to compete in the Baptism of Iron (similar to the World Cup's Baptism of Fire). If a minimum of sixteen first-time main nations participate, we will also accept hosting bids for the Baptism of Iron.
I am not going to set a cutoff, either a date or a number. That will be at the discretion of whoever is selected as our host.
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? Those interested submit hosting bids. A good hosting 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. Once the deadline for hosting bids to be submitted has passed, we will vote on who will host World Bowl XX.
I am setting the deadline for hosting bids at March 15th, 2013, at approximately 5:00pm Central Standard Time (US & Canada). Depending on how many bids we have submitted by that point, the deadline may or may not be flexible; if we have a large number of bids, it will likely be a hard deadline. If we're short on bids, you may be able to squeak in a little late. Preferably, don't do that, though. We will also accept tentative Baptism of Iron hosting bids, which will be found if there is a willing host and a minimum of sixteen first-time participant main nations.
And with that, a new World Bowl cycle begins! What will we see? Will the Allamunnic States win its fourth championship (/shamelessselfadvertisement)? Will some team that's waited patiently see their day? Will somebody new storm to the championship?
There's only one way to find out. Let's get this thing rolling.
Sign-Ups (62/??)
(BoI Sign-Ups CLOSED)
1) Allamunnic States (The Fanboyists)
2) Grandterre (BoI Eligible)
3) Karditan
4) The Royal Kingdom of Quebec
5) Sicoutimont
6) Darmen
7) Estope
8) Kinzar (BoI Eligible)
9) Equestrian States
10) Thrilledge
11) Levivania (BoI Eligible)
12) Schmiegelland (BoI Eligible)
13) Yesopalitha
14) Kintratar (BoI Eligible)
15) Saintland (BoI Eligible)
16) Slembana
17) West Angola (BoI Eligible)
18) Vettrera
19) Qazox
20) The Serbian Empire (BoI Eligible)
21) Gzbfernigambia (Puppet of Shadowbourne)
22) Powersith
23) Catonia Majora (BoI Eligible)
24) Bongo Johnson
25) Konariona (BoI Eligible)
26) The Fair Republic (BoI Eligible)
27) New West Guiana
28) Michael VII
29) Shadowbourne
30) Democratic States of Fenbar (BoI Eligible)
31) Cyborg Holland
32) Thatius
33) Backyard Sports (Puppet of Equestrian States)
34) Quebecois Acadiana (Puppet of The Royal Kingdom of Quebec)
35) United Warrisons (BoI Eligible)
36) Kriegiersien (BoI Eligible)
37) Northton (BoI Eligible)
38) German American States (BoI Eligible)
39) Rodard (BoI Eligible)
40) Cosumar
41) Stretta (BoI Eligible)
42) Ko-oren
43) The Sova Empire (BoI Eligible)
44) Free South Califas
45) German Zerabithea
46) Crysuko (BoI Eligible)
47) Demonslove (BoI Eligible)
48) Taeshan
49) The Babbage Islands
50) Osarius
51) Lunar Republic Islands
52) Franklin Delano Bluth
53) Cassadaigua
54) Zomni (Puppet of New West Guiana)
55) Chunnan (BoI Eligible)
56) Catholican Catholica (BoI Eligible)
57) Firiminaz (BoI Eligible)
58) Subramani (BoI Eligible)
59) Euskirribakondara BoI Eligible)
60) Sibirsky
61) Ironite (BoI Eligible)
62) Zeedoom (BoI Eligible)
63) Korena
64) Gaveo
Hosting Bids (2 WB, 1 BoI)
World Bowl:
Karditan - APPROVED BID
Baptism of Iron:
New West Guiana - APPROVED BID
