I am also in Seattle, Washington, would love to play this, and am not quite interested in reading every drop of that text, so let me just say this:
I've downloaded the scenario, added it to my folder, about to go get wippien or whatever, and now I need to know, what am I supposed to do with the UNITS bmp image? Do I paste it into the core civ2 folder? Also, I can't really give you a concrete schedule because I'm about to shift gears a bit as far as my college schedule goes, but can you email me a schedule so I can get my bearings? Also, please tell me if there's a specific group you want me to join.
This looks awesome, and although I don't love updated graphics and I'll miss Leo's workshop, I think I'll enjoy this greatly if I can play.
Hope to see you in-game soon!
P.S. I don't, and cannot get, Skype or a headset, sadly...