With four teams of four in each division, I have 12 individual opponents. I would therefore play 12 games. Under the current rules, those 12 games start simultaneously - that's a lot of games to start simultaneously.It wouldn't make the tournament last all that much longer to spread it out a bit. Games against one team start in the first month. Games against the second team start in the second month. Games against the third team start in the third month. That way, some of the first set of games will finish before the second set starts, and most of the first set will finish before the third set starts, thus ensuring I never have a huge load of games hitting all at once. Given the faster 2-day time control, this is important.Can consideration please be given to doing something like this? Please remember that most of us have other team match commitments too and are reluctant to join something that will see us overloaded with too many simultaneous games.This also makes it more feasible to expand the league in future. Four groups of five teams means 16 individual opponents. 16 games is a lot if they hit all at once, but if they're spread out across four months I probably won't have more than 8-10 max active at any one time, which is much more reasonable.
It's not clear how I know whether I'm playing white or black in any one game. I'm assuming I'll play half each way; will individual pairings be published somewhere?
Playoffs: have you considered consolation playoffs for the lower-ranked teams? For example, have all 2nd place teams in a group to determine 5th through 8th, all 3rd place teams in a group to determine 9th through 12th, all 4th place teams in a group to determine 13th through 16th... I'm not sure whether I like the idea, but it should be considered.
What happens if an account is closed (for any reason) or goes offline for an extended period of time? Can a team recruit a substitute to replace them for future matches? If not, a team that reaches the playoffs but had someone close their own account is going to have a very difficult time in the playoffs.
To avoid problems with sandbagging, it might be useful to use a one-month-old rating for purposes of calculating average ratings.