I'm sorry Mikado and Erc (and whoever of Lunar and Gustaf isn't in) that you're not in this round, but you'll have precedence in the next game (after new players and the winner of this game). I'll start a new game for you as soon as there is enough interest (and I'll actively pursue new players, so hopefully that will be soon). If anyone thinks they can not get too confused playing in two games, we might be able to get it started a little earlier, too.
No need to be sorry. I expect that this game should be quite entertaining.
And, yes, if you set up a variant, that'd be quite interesting. I found this fascinating page a few months ago:
http://www.diplom.org/Online/maps.html In particular, this variant looks fascinating:
http://www.xcelco.on.ca/~ravgames/dipmaps/britain_ra.gif Every space on Great Britain starts off an SC, but it starts off
with all armies, making an early alliance with France or Germany crucial.