Classic GOTM 201
Zululand, Regent
C-IV GOTM 60 (India, Monarch level)
Game started: 1 Nov 2010, finished: 1 Dec 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
| WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map) |  WorldBuilder |
Game info
- Civilization: India - Unique Unit: Fast Worker - replaces Worker
- Leader: High Lama Perrault
- Difficulty: Monarch
- Map size: Standard
- Map Script: Pangea
- Climate: Temperate
- Starting Era: Ancient
- Speed: Normal
- Options: Agressive AI and Always War
- Rivals: 6 AIs
- Victory conditions: All enabled
- Submissions due by December 1, 2010
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.
C-IV Gotm LX:
The Legend of Shangri-La
Grey-haired mystics speak of the “Valley of Granted Dreams,” a land nested somewhere deep in the Krakal Mountains and surrounded on all sides, except for a single long-forgotten entrance, by impassible peaks. Warm and fertile, the valley is said to be ripe with food, and some whisper that every inch of its ground glitters with precious metal. What’s more, the legends claim that, whenever a fresh rainfall melts any of the thousand-year-old snow that covers the surrounding mountains, a blue mist fills the valley, and any man or woman who breathes this mist loses the mortal fear of time and is cured of the curse of age. With the promise of prosperity and immortality, this mythical land is sought ruthlessly by would-be explorers and conquerors from all corners of the world. But it has never been found.
Separated from the rest of a yak caravan by a fierce avalanche, your small, desperate, dispirited band has wandered for many days over rugged terrain covered by snow and ice. Lost, shivering, and on the brink of starvation, supplications to the gods have been fruitless. Now massive storm clouds are building. As your scouts waive from a far point on the horizon and then rush to your side wearing enraptured smiles, the possibility occurs to you that they are suffering from hallucinations. They report a narrow pass in the mountains, through which warm air is blowing. Turning to motion the rest of the group onward towards this pass, you understand that it is your last hope for a future.
High Lama Perrault is Spiritual and Industrious; starting with Mysticism and Mining. The Spiritual trait grants No Anarchy during civics or religious changes and doubles the production speed of Temple. Industious provides +50% Wonder production and doubles the production speed of Forge.
Your Unique unit is the Fast Worker, replacing the Worker. The Fast Worker does everything a Worker can do but can move three tiles per turn.
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, and 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, the 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.
