Heyo guys! Glad to see some progress has been made without me! That makes me feel good because I have a busy schedule and can't always hop on multiple times a day. I'm cool with the map decision, so number 6/3 it is! Also, @Kilo's remark of land picking: Territories get picked in the order of completed NS's. So seeing as you were third (I still have to look at your NS btw - though I am not too worried about it as I know you) you would get third pick. Which seems to have worked out perfectly so that is awesome, I just wanted to clarify lol.

Also, I had another idea. Since odds are there will be some room left over, on the map, and I don't want some psychotic imperialistic land grab going on all the time, would you guys like to input some NPC nations/city-states/tribes/etc? This way you can't just colonize everything around you and it could add for some more interactions. These NPC states don't have to have crazy depth, I just ask that if you make one it doesn't become a puppet for your own gains. Treat them like you would any other nation that would be controlled by another character. If you want them say "yay" in your next post, if not say "nay." These NPC nations can also be influenced by anyone, so just because you invented it does not mean you are its god. 

I'm working on my nation NS now, still torn for a race idea... I don't want to be OP but I also want to be new and original so it is hard to come up with some cool stuff.