Right. As soon as the sign-ups are closed, the segments/tiers will be announced and then I will wait for the two volunteers to PM me their preferences. Once I've got them, all the other eligible GMs will be informed that they can submit theirs now. The deadline for their submissions is January 15, 14:00 EST. Exactly 24 hours after the sign-up deadline.
The setup for the segments is already in place, all we need to know is how many teams we actually have:
Already set in stone:
Tier I: Picks 1-4 overall (off limits for preference)
Tier II: Picks 5-8
Depending on number of teams:
Tier III:
Picks 9-12 (if 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 or 28 teams)
Picks 9-13 (if 23 teams)
Tier IV:
Picks 13-16 (if 21, 24, 25, 26 or 28 teams)
Picks 13-17 (if 22 or 27 teams)
Picks 14-18 (if 23 teams)
Tier V:
Picks 17-20 (if 24, 25 or 28 teams)
Picks 17-21 (if 21 or 26 teams)
Picks 18-22 (if 22 or 27 teams)
Picks 19-23 (if 23 teams)
Tier VI:
Picks 21-24 (if 24 or 28 teams)
Picks 21-25 (if 25 teams)
Picks 22-26 (if 26 teams)
Picks 23-27 (if 27 teams)
Tier VII:
Picks 25-28 (if 28 teams)
I ask the GMs who are eligible for a reward to already spend some thought on the areas they would prefer to pick from. On January 14, they will be asked to rank their preferred tiers from 1-5.
Done.