C-IV GOTM 54 (China, Monarch level)
Game started: 1 May 2010, finished: 1 Jun 2010
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
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| WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map) | ![]() WorldBuilder |
Game info
- Civilization: China - Unique Unit: Cho-Ko-Nu - replaces Crossbowman
- Leader: Mao Zedong
- Difficulty: Monarch
- Map size: Small
- Map Script: Maze (modified)
- Climate: Rocky
- Width: Random
- Starting Era: Ancient
- Speed: Normal
- Options: Raging Barbarians
- Rivals: 5 AIs
- Victory conditions: All enabled
- Submissions due by June 1, 2010
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.
Do you dare to lead the Chinese Civilization in this modified Maze map?
Mao Zedong is Philosophical and Organized; starting with Agriculture and Mining. As you are Philosophical, you get +100% GP birth rate and you also get double speed University. Being Organized you get -50% civic upkeep and you also get double speed Lighthouse and Courthouse.
Your Unique unit is the Cho-Ko-Nu, replacing Crossbowman. It has 2 first strikes instead of 1 and causes collateral damage.
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:
- Prince: You play the game at Prince difficulty, although AI will receive Monarch starting units.
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:
- None:
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:
- Emperor: You play the game at Emperor difficulty, although AI will receive Monarch starting units and you will score as if playing on Monarch.
Click on the image below to download the challenger class start save file.













