I'd be willing to jump on the game as well, any progress on rules and time?
How about these.
1. No wars till Danzig event except:
a) Italian war with Ethiopia;
b) Italian war with Albania;
c) Sino-Japanese war only after Marco Polo bridge incident event.
2. Fort limits.
Land forts limit - level 7
Coastal forts limit - level 5
3. Not allowed to keep your troops on the territory of your allies prior to war. The only exception is the Japanese troops in Manchuria.
4. Not allowed to deploy Allied troops in France before Danzig event. Australian, New Zeeland and South African troops not allowed in France till after fall of Poland.
5. France, if human, must accept Vichy event.
6. USSR may not cancel the existing trade agreements with Germany before Barbarossa.
6a. USSR must choose the historical option of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
7. USSR may not DOW Japan before Berlin is taken by the Soviets or Allies.
8. If Finland gets annexed by USSR or made a Soviet puppet as a result of the Winter war Germany may attack the Soviet Union any day after that.
9. If Finland doesn't get annexed by USSR or not made a Soviet puppet as a result of the Winter war Germany may start Barbarossa any day after December 30, 1940.
10. Japan must DOW USA before declaring war on the Allies.
11. Japan may DOW USA after December 30, 1940.
12. Japan has the right to DOW USSR or join Axis after December 30, 1943.
12a. Japan must choose the historical option of the Khalkin Ghol event (no war with the USSR).
13. Nuclear research and reactors are allowed but nuclear bombs are forbidden.
14. Human USA may start as France and plays as France till Vichy event, then switches to the USA.
15. Human USA may start as Nat.China and plays as Nat.China till Japanese victory over China or US oil embargo event (it usually happens some day in 1940), then switches to the USA.
16. Human USA not allowed to play as USA from the beginning. Only two options allowed for the beginning, - either France or Nat. China.
16a. If we have players for both France and Nat. China, one of them switches to USA (the one who claims it first), the other one to Australia or Canada (his choice), after the events mentioned in rules 14 and 15.
17. Italy may join Axis right after Vichy event or, if France holds on too long, after June 30, 1940.
18. Forbidden to Coup nations and fund partisans abroad. No other restrictions on Intel.
19. Forbidden to ally Nat. or Republican Spain before the end of the Spanish Civil war.