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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chromnos" data-source="post: 300860" data-attributes="member: 5696">You may, indeed, be quite right. Certainly those who are "in the loop" have certain advantages. On the other hand. The judging process is blind. The competition open. And the difference in experience of those independents submitting versus the "professionals" might not be as great as you assume. Any game master who has created his own setting or designed his own set of rules has at least some experience. The playing field is as level as it will ever be. The question is one of talent. I'd be willing to bet you'll see at least a handful of new names on the top ten list. Why post an open call if you're just going to choose the same old names? Besides, people like an underdog. Would you be more willing to buy a quality product from the usual suspects. Or would you want to take a look at some fresh thinking from someone who came from outside? I think the final question is- How much risk is Wizards willing to take? But in the end, success in any venture is often proportionate to the amount of risk taken. The old cliche- "nothing ventured nothing gained" IMHO applies.Regardless, the final decision has been pushed back to the end of August.Check out- "Setting Search Results Delayed to Late August" on the wizards website.-C</blockquote>