Signups with categories:

1. JMurder3 - Best non-alcoholic beverage (drink will be drank as you describe...no one should be drafting the vodka of non-alcoholic beverages)
2. rtspurs (TBD)
3. eyebooger - 2020 Democratic Presidential Nominee (best mix of electability, platform if elected, other reasons he/she might be good - category under some protest)
4. DWetzel - Sports highlights (Looking for short video clips (or part of a longer video if necessary). Historical relevance not really important; wants something that makes his jaw drop and moves his emotions and stand up on his virtual sofa. Humorous submissions also acceptable.)
5. e_holle (1980s musical recording artists, i.e. must have released at least one new album during the '80s)
6. BiteMeFish - Paintings of the 20th century (post a pic with your pick)
7. filthyvermin - great actors/actresses
8. xander biscuits - Aesthetically Pleasing National Flags (He has to think it looks pretty/interesting/badass. Can be reached within 1 click from this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states)
9. eleanor60 - Best Inventions
10. SuqAta8 (TBD)
11. True North - TV Commercials (judging based on relatability, emotional connection, humour (if applicable) and desire to go out and buy whatever they’re selling afterward, standalone commercial)
12. master3004 - 90s albums (any genre, album must have been released in the 1990s)
13. D1iabol1cal - Superpowers
14. aaronk56 - Comedy Acts (act consisting of 2 or more comics in any medium, but excluding ensembles like Second City or cast of SNL)
15. iraisetoomuch - Most actually destructive legal things in the world (legal most places for most people to own, write-ups suggested)
16. CrimsonFox (TBD)
17.
18.
19.
20.
etc

I'll change it. I don't want to be responsible for the thread turning into a political AIDS-fest. That's filthy's job.

New category: Pro wrestling match types

and what does THAT mean?

I'll be in, and my category is wedding reception songs. It should be a crowd-pleaser, and danceable. Slow dance songs are fine.

I wonder if the "superpowers" category needs restrictions of some kind. I don't want to get into it too much, but I can anticipate some arguments and/or angling that might ensue.

In a standard pro wrestling match, it's 1 on 1, who ever pins or gets the other guy to submit wins.

Over the years, various other match types have been developed. Some are good (you should pick one of these), others are less good (you should not pick one of these).

I will be judging on how entertaining a typical match of this type is likely to be.

17, 19, or 23 would be bad #s of entrants, but any other # should be fine.

Signups with categories:

1. JMurder3 - Best non-alcoholic beverage (drink will be drank as you describe...no one should be drafting the vodka of non-alcoholic beverages)
2. rtspurs (TBD)
3. eyebooger - Pro Wrestling Match Types (pick 1 which typically leads to good matches)
4. DWetzel - Sports highlights (Looking for short video clips (or part of a longer video if necessary). Historical relevance not really important; wants something that makes his jaw drop and moves his emotions and stand up on his virtual sofa. Humorous submissions also acceptable.)
5. e_holle (1980s musical recording artists, i.e. must have released at least one new album during the '80s)
6. BiteMeFish - Paintings of the 20th century (post a pic with your pick)
7. filthyvermin - great actors/actresses
8. xander biscuits - Aesthetically Pleasing National Flags (He has to think it looks pretty/interesting/badass. Can be reached within 1 click from this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states)
9. eleanor60 - Best Inventions
10. SuqAta8 (TBD)
11. True North - TV Commercials (judging based on relatability, emotional connection, humour (if applicable) and desire to go out and buy whatever they’re selling afterward, standalone commercial)
12. master3004 - 90s albums (any genre, album must have been released in the 1990s)
13. D1iabol1cal - Superpowers
14. aaronk56 - Comedy Acts (act consisting of 2 or more comics in any medium, but excluding ensembles like Second City or cast of SNL)
15. iraisetoomuch - Most actually destructive legal things in the world (legal most places for most people to own, write-ups suggested)
16. CrimsonFox (TBD)
17. Carl_Spackler - Wedding Reception Songs (crowd-pleaser + danceable, slow songs fine)
18.
19.
20.
etc

Damn it, I was going to do a Wrestling themed category instead.

Oh well.

Why would 21 be a good number of entrants?

Also I'm looking at these categories and I'm really hoping I rand the other half of the game

3 7s works fine. A drafts B's cats, B drafts C's cats. C drafts A's cats.

Also, I intend to "rand" e & master separate groups if master keeps his category.

I think Im going to. Not much else Im an expert in outside of those two categories.

Damn, I missed the part where we won’t be drafting in every category

Yeah, there's definitely some give & take with this format. This seemed like the best way to scale the game while letting everyone who wants to try it, try it.

I think an 18-round draft or whatever is probably too much for people.

Split it in 2 imo

**** it. 18 round draft imo.

If you want the pro wrestling match types, I'll can choose something else.

I was going to do pro wrestling matches of the 90s

If still taking entries..

Commercial Airlines (prestige/image/reputation, international presence and destinations, size of fleet and types of aircraft, in-flight service, overall passenger experience, comfort and satisfaction, safety, etc) Note: ticket cost is not a rating factor.

are people trolling the draft by coming up with terrible categories?

jfc people, here are some suggestions:

time travel destinations(time and place)
assassination targets
terrible categories from grab bag drafts
novels
directors
celebs who've gone off the rails
epic fails
items(like anything that exists in the world that you can fit in a normal size car)
movies from specific decade
US crimes against humanity
fictional universe to live in
fictional character to have as a friend/lover
free pass to commit which crime

These are pretty much 3 of my list of 5 I'm choosing from. I figured the first one is too soon tho.

Get out of my head filthy!

First one is way too soon.

Terrible picks from grab bag drafts, however....

One thing I will say is don't assume you are all in the same universe. So something like "the power to steal other people's superpowers, thus rendering all others useless" is not acceptable.

If you can think of any other angles that might need addressing, you can shoot me a PM. But I think as long as people don't purposely try to break the game, it should be fine.

US crimes against humanity is a terrible category filthy, there aren't even enough valid picks to let everyone draft one unless you're like counting individual country songs.

my category is brand of water

Seems like a non-alcoholic drink, but I don't really care.