Sorry I haven't done this sooner--its been a busy week for me too!
Here are my votes:
1st - Lansky - Good tech (though I am a tad mystified by the tech path... I guess banks will eventually be nice...But I would prefer Oxford and Liberalism). Once again in this save Gilgamesh is becoming a monster. BUT, theres a good tech rate, and control of a lot of cities.
2nd - RJM - Gilgamesh in this save is even scarier than in the previous save. With Mansa as his vassal the two of them will tech themselves into a huge lead. The economy is also in the gutter--but its nothing a few courthouses won't clear up.
3rd - KingMorgan - Tech rate is better than RJM, but Shaka is going to be a huge nightmare to get rid of...
That leaves the vote total at:
8 - Chromium
8 - Lansky
5 - RJM
3 - KingMorgan
If I would have posted earlier, I would have said its fine for Gumbolt to vote (hes probably played the round, and hes a regular player). So, right now I either have to make an arbitrary decision (and probably pick my own save, since Lansky won the last round), or I let Gumbolt make the tie-breaking vote.
I don't really like making an arbitrary decision since it involves my own save--so I will let Gumbolt do the honors. He logs on regularly enough that I don't think we should have to wait too long
. After he makes a vote, you can start playing right away from either my or Lansky's save (whichever he gives more points).
The next round goes through 1500AD, and as usual, we will give people a little more than half a week to play.