Rumpelstiltskin magically appears, glistening gold skin, smiling with bright gold teeth.

Hello dearys! I would like to say good luck to the people who are going to set up.

*poof* Rumpel disappears as quick as he entered.

 one more day and this shin dig should kick off. thrilled to see another city come to life. it has been empty for far too long

Here we go!!

Passes aroudn a cigar and a flask full of whiskey.. as they had been camped out for about a week now on the grass area by where the announcement was being made at

I am excited to see the action, the future and growth!! Plus I hope a casino eventually

I wouldn't get your hopes up too high on that one, OldMan...I highly doubt any of the participants are that confident they won't get voted out that they'll spend the 20+ million it costs to buy one, with the risk that they'd lose it a week later!

I would say that once a clear front runner has taken the lead in the competition we shouldn't count out seeing a casino Lake Sinclair!

I wish the best of luck to each and every one that has chosen to take the the immense task of running a family in Detroit

Sitting in the grass with the rest of the honorable men and women, The_Gent reveals his own flask of whiskey and takes a sip. Holding a cigar between two fingers he smiles and waits...

"Well... here it is, the day we have all been waiting for is just around the corner. Damn, this is going to be exciting. I wish the best of luck to all of the participants and my advise to you is... dont ever let your guard down. Keep your head up and remain calm, a clear head has always been the best weapon would'nt you say?"

Faust lit himself a cigar and puffed on it for a few seconds, while he tried to contemplate what would happen, in wake of this announcement.

All I can say is that the only way this project will be a success is if all the people who elect to take up this chance work together with a mutual understanding, atleast for the first few months. War is only a last resort option, something which was rather more remembered during my ancestors' times. The best of luck to all taking up this endeavor, may they work towards stability and prosperity.

"I would say that once a clear front runner has taken the lead in the competition we shouldn't count out seeing a casino Lake Sinclair!"

I don't think we can talk about front runners given the format of this competition. When you can get voted out regardless of your stats or anything else, how do you define a front runner?

I'm new to these shores and without reading all the pages, this to be honest sounds like a shite idea.  Mafia for the X Factor generation.  Do me a fucking favour.  What next?

Why not just leave the empty cities to those that have the desire to set up and make a fist of it?

First, whats X Factor?

Secondly, the very fact your new to these shores means you should generally accept you havn't the faintest fucking idea what happens around here and should allow yourself time to settle before making such disrespectful remarks.

That said, not all of your comments are pointless, there is merit to the option of allowing folk to set up and make a fist of it, however, there has to be some form of rules to keep a level playing field. Like everything else though, the proof is in the pudding, so lets just see how it plays out before we decide to "shite" all over it.

Well considering that owning a Casino is not something which requires a bold suit, I'm sure that if the owner were to get voted out they could easily just join another Detroit family. Thus keeping the casino.

Not entirely certain it works in that manner, Rolls. When disbanding their HQ there could be repercussions, such as losing that Casino. Guess time will tell.

Actually I'm not certain either, I just assumed that Headquarters and Casinos were different real estate. I'll slip a note to helpdesk when I muster the courage to go near that immortal freak!

As far as real estate goes, yes, they are different. no need to ask HelpDesk. But Tyrion is wondering if the rules of the game would allow to keep the casino. Since there is no reference to a casino in the rules, I'd figured they should be allowed to keep it.

Until the dust has settled and one person is firmly in charge of Detroit, I dont forsee anyone putting together the cash for a casino. It requires far too much investment to potentially lose after one weeks time.

Coughs softly I do believe I said almost word for word the same thing Rag! On a side note, the day's rapidly coming to a close, has anyone heard anything?

I have.

Still waitin' on the carrier pigeons.

*chuckles*

Apparently still waiting? Punctuality never was a top trait for mobsters I guess...

Patience my young padawans! You shall see Detroit leaders before the end of the day is out! Give the little bunny chance, she has to eat her carrots first!