Thor and his posse try out Business Solutions and it goes sorta OK. Needless to say that is a huge relief to me, because you never know. Thanks, Thor! Tons of useful feedback.
Business Solutions Blind Test
Bully Pulpit Games
Fair Play and a Square Deal
as far as a printed play surface goes, post it notes work really well to hold together smaller sections of board (a la cheapass games)
Thanks for the suggestion, Marquis!