For those in Europe the start time is a bit weird, basically Friday is out.  From a personal point of view I'm stuck in babysitting this evening so would be great to get a start on it. It's not like this is a particularly time-pressured event like Ludum Dare, a week is plenty to get a small game done, but it would be nice to start immediately after the theme is revealed instead of waiting 'til tomorrow morning....

Last year I sent out the announcements a few hours early. I was planning on being on the dot 5:00 pm pst this year. Ill see what I can do but I can't promise anything! 

Excellent, thanks! You must be pleased at the numbers signed up.