Classic GOTM 201
Zululand, Regent
C-IV GOTM 36 (Arabia, Emperor level)
Game started: 1 Nov 2008, finished: 1 Dec 2008
This game has finished. Click here to see the results.
You can no longer submit a competition entry, but you can download any starting save below (click on an icon) to play for fun.
| Contender: (The standard save) |
 Starting save for Windows
 Starting save for Mac
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| Adventurer: (The easier save) |
Starting save for Windows
Starting save for Mac
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| Challenger: (The extra-hard save) |
Starting save for Windows
Starting save for Mac
| WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map) |  WorldBuilder |
Game info
- Civilization: Arabia - Unique Unit: Camel Archer - replaces the Knight
- Leader: Saladin
- Difficulty: Emperor
- Map size: Standard
- Map Script: Terra
- Climate: Rocky
- Sea level: Medium
- Starting Era: Ancient
- Speed: Epic
- Options: None
- Rivals: 6 AIs
- Victory conditions: All enabled
- Submissions due by December 1, 2008
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.
Let's try Arabia this month, stepping up to Emperor.
Saladin is Philosophical and Spiritual; starting with Mysticism and the Wheel. Your Great People birth rate is increased 100 percent, and you double the production speed of University. As you are Spiritual, you suffer no anarchy and you also get double speed Temples.
Your Unique unit is the Camel Archer, replacing the Knight. You don't need iron or horses to build one, and it has a 25% chance of retreating before dying.
As always, have fun playing the GOTM and we hope you join us in the postgame discussions!
New Players
The Newbies' Guide to Getting Started tells you how to get set up to play GOTMs as well as explaining the competition rules. Please note our no-replaying rule. If you want to enter the competition, don't replay any turns. Feel free to discuss your game with other players, but ONLY in the spoiler threads that we'll open in this forum.
Choose your Game
Besides the normal contender, we sometimes provide an easier save (the adventurer save) and an extra-hard save (the challenger).
Below are the details for the saves we are providing for this game. You can choose to play and submit any one of these:
Adventurer (the easy save)
The adventurer starting save has been changed to make your game a bit easier. However, if you submit an adventurer game, you won't eligible to win any of the medals or fastest finish awards when the results are published.
These are your adventurer bonuses:
- 75 Gold: (Adventurer & Contender) I popped two nearby tribal villages that produced 75 gold to start with.
- Scout: (Adventurer & Contender) A third tribal village gave you a Scout on the same plot as the Settler.
- Worker: You have a worker (starting on the same plot as the warrior).
- Another Warrior: A second Warrior starts on the same plot as the Settler.
Click on the image below to download the adventurer class start save file.
Contender (the standard save)
This is the save that most people play. If you want to enter the competition with a normal game, then download and play this one.
Contender bonuses:
- 75 Gold: (Adventurer & Contender) I popped two nearby tribal villages that produced 75 gold to start with.
- Scout: (Adventurer & Contender) A third tribal village gave you a Scout on the same plot as the Settler.
Click on the image below to download the contender class start save file.
Challenger (the extra-hard save)
Play this save if you want an extra challenge. Your entry will be marked out as a contender
entry when the results are published, so you'll get extra kudos.
These are your challenger equalizers:
- No Gold: I popped three nearby tribal villages for you, but you dropped the gold. You still get the Scout, though.
- A Tech-free Zone: No starting technologies ... again.
Click on the image below to download the challenger class start save file.
