Even if no hydras happen, we've already exhausted most of the playerbase, it seems. I'm assuming Conqueror, Omba, capt. h and ActionDan are all currently incapable of playing for whatever reason, and Kilga implied he was a set-up reviewer. @_@
So... Yeah. Kind of sucks, I find large games to be interesting.
Edit: Would anybody find it useful if there was a list of the current playerbase, with notes on their activity levels, in case it helps figure out the odds of getting a full game or something? I don't know, I'm intrigued by dumb ideas.