I still think that the system for starting/entering blue max games may be a little daunting for new players.

It could be made easier by simply a redesign of the "play blue max" page to direct players into creating games.

Going back to my earlier point about "game-generators" what if there was a box with a random scenario displayed (with a random sized map, rules etc) and a button "play this scenario now". Clicking on the button would create it without having to pick further options.

Just an idea - but I think we need to keep thinking of ideas in order to solve the problem