It's not first in best dressed. Eds will leave entries open for X amount of time and then decide who he wants in out of them.
Yeah, this. There'll be confirmations as well which will see a few drop out and then I'll pick from the final list. People to continue signing up after 29.
Tomorrow? In all seriousness, I don't think a game should ever be delayed because of any one person. If the game is ready and nothing else big is on, then it should start. You either wait for no one, or you'll have to wait for anyone who wants in but can't because they have to go away. This week it could be AVA, next week someone else might have to go, then the week after another person. Nothing would ever happen if that was the case. If you don't feel the game is ready to be started, then by all means take as long as you want. People will miss out on these things from time to time.
I wanted a break anyway from between DW Mafia and this as I believe people are getting slightly tired of the concept. The fact that both AVA and Howe are away for the week (who I firmly believe are two of the best mafia players on the site) just gives me an excuse to give it a decent break. Sign-ups will close on the 20th and confirmations will run until the 23rd, at which point we'll start.