Hey, those are both great! I was also thinking, now that the league has been going for a while, and people have an idea about which players will be active participants, it might be possible to get some games going with 6-8 players.

Another idea I had was the creation of more permanent themes. These could be more standard type games with standard type settings, perhaps with a range of players (2-4) and different VC's.
Examples
1. 2-4 player All VC (except time)
2. 2-4 player Dom
3. 2-4 player Science
4. 2-4 player Culture
5. 2-4 player Diplo
Then with each monthly theme, you could try different things for an enhanced experience. I think this would get more games going. I know this would probably make things more complicated for you, though, so...

Feedback?

I think it sounds good. I'll work these in.. i also would like to see some larger games.. i just need to work everything out - i'm a bit slow right now, as wife had surgery, so I'm a bit busy slaving over her :)

Hope all will be well. This is all definitely back-burner stuff compared to family concerns.