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• Civilization: Spain
• Difficulty: Deity
• Map size: Standard
• Map topology: Continents, 65% water
• Rivals: Eight preselected
• Climate: Normal, Temperate
• Barbarians: Restless
• Required victory condition: None
• Submissions due by December 31, 2021
  PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.

In this game, created by Captain_Jack, Isabella rules over the Spanish, a seafaring and religious people, and you begin the game with Alphabet and Pottery. The map is standard size, the difficulty level is Deity, and the native barbarians are restless. There are several wrinkles to the standard rules of which you should be aware:.

Terrain: Mountains may be settled. Spain is the second most mountainous country in Europe and your people have learned to build substantial settlements on the slopes of mountains as well as hills

Unique Units: Two unique units are available, both adapted to your environment.

Conquistador:

The Spanish used gigantic Mastiffs and speedy Greyhounds to accompany their mounted conquistadors as frontline shock troops. These were trained to distinguish Spaniards from natives and charged into battle to disembowel and devour the enemy. These war dogs terrified the native American tribes, and now they are at your disposal.

Your conquistadors differ from the standard version in two ways. Their movement has been downgraded to two from three so the dogs can keep pace, but they still treat all terrain as road making their effective movement six tiles each turn. They are also available now at Horseback Riding instead of Astronomy. You will find them useful in the early years patrolling the land and subjugating the native barbarian population. Perhaps you will someday use them against your more civilized neighbors as you shout Tómalos! and let slip the dogs of war.

Caravela de Armada:

These useful ships combine a potent offensive punch with threatening transport capacity. They are slowed a bit by the artillery on their decks but are quite seaworhty and can be amassed as a powerful Armada if desired. They cost the same as a regular Caravel and have the same transport capacity of three units, but their offense has been upgraded from 1 to 3 and their movement downgraded from 3 to 2. They require Iron and Saltpeter to build, and become available at Astronomy. They do not upgrade.

Here is the starting position. Click for a larger image.