For the record I've exchanged a few NB's with Rana over the last month on this issue, including kicking around ideas for replacement mods, he did not feel and I'm inclined to agree, that any helper mod option was doable or that notes enough existed for a replacement mod. So Praz, the suggestion earlier was certainly welcome but I'm afraid that option isn't doable.

He also hasn't opened the NB I sent him some days ago. At this point, even if he does come back, I'm simply unwillingly to continue playing with the looming probability of more long delays. I can't really keep up any sort of cohesive strategy with this much downtime, and this game has a fair amount of it.

I rather like the design or I'd have bowed out earlier, and I tried to stopgap our boredom with another iteration of coin game but I think it was too little, too late. If there's a consensus on this we can declare a stalemate and open up Game 26, if not then I'll rejoin you all when that time comes and would suggest transferring my character over to one of our non-players or semi-deads.

If we want to start up game 26, order of precedence on the chart goes Hieshyn, Beet, Yuna, DK, and so on, I'd like to hear (on board or via NB) which if any of you would be willing to run the next one. I might suggest next mod aim for a fairly fast and straightforward game without too many bells and whistles.

Obviously ending the game isn't something any of us would prefer, and if the majority of you want to keep going I totally understand, but I think we should cut our losses and regardless I'm resigning.