[quote=@Dedonus]
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I am not quite sure that will work because many of the major players are still around in all five potential starting times.

-US
-UK
-France
-Austria
-Prussia/Germany
-Russia
-The Ottoman Empire (on its last legs in 1920)
-Some form of Italy (Piedmont-Sardinia)

Edit: Also, 8:00 (am? pm?) in what timezone?
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Oh, sorry. Chicago time AM.
EDIT: Since you seem to know what you are talking about and I was actually was hoping to PM you about being a second order GM, I was hoping you would take a Great Power, although hopefully more neutral just so there is no complaints about having a GM in an ultra-aggressor nation. Up to you to decline, but that may influence your choice. Generally, I would say shoot higher than Piedmont-Sardinia.