Classic GOTM 201
Zululand, Regent
C-IV GOTM 62 (Russia, Immortal level)
Game started: 1 Jan 2011, finished: 1 Feb 2011
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: Russia - Unique Unit: Cossack - replaces Cavalry
- Leader: Catherine
- Difficulty: Immortal
- Map size: Standard
- Map Script: Pangea (radically modified)
- Climate: Temperate
- Starting Era: Ancient
- Speed: Normal
- Options: All huts removed, Relations fixed
- Rivals: 4 AIs
- Victory conditions: All enabled except Conquest
- Submissions due by February 1, 2011
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.
C-IV Gotm LXII:
Love Triangle
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a proactive princess who fell deeply in love with a samurai prince. But, because the prince was very handsome (and his kingdom very wealthy) three other princesses, from lands slightly farther away, also fell in love with him. Besieged by unsolicited flirtations and marriage propositions, the prince decreed that he would marry the princess who could best prove herself fit to rule as his future queen. So, the proactive princess pulled up her lacey stockings, gave her best tiara a quick spit shine, and set about making plans to show the prince and the other princesses what being a real matriarch is all about.
All’s fair in this game of the month, you can establish yourself as the queenliest via almost any victory condition. However, your diplomatic relations are locked (naturally, you are at peace with the prince and at war with the other princesses). Your starting location is on the narrow tip of a large triangular continent. Until you are able to sail the open ocean, you will be separated from direct contact with your three romantic rivals by an impassable mountain range, treacherous icebergs, and the cultural borders of the prince’s kingdom. So, before you can begin proving you’re the fairest one of all by bashing in skulls or handing out poison apples, you will first have to seduce the prince to the point that he grants you open borders, but be warned: royal rumor has it that he’s not the easiest prince to charm.
Catherine is Creative and Financial; starting with Hunting and Mining. The Creative trait grants +2 culture per turn per city and doubles the production speed of Coloseums and Theaters. Financial provides +1 commerce on tiles with two or more commerce.
Your Unique unit is the Cossack, replacing Cavalry. The Cossack does not receive defensive bonuses, has a 30% chance of withdrawing from combat, has a +50% bonus when attacking Cannons and a +50% versus mounted units. It requires Military Tradition, Gunpowder, Horseback Ridng and Horses.
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:
- Emperor: You play the game at Emperor difficulty, and AI will receive Immortal 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:
- Deity: You play the game at Deity difficulty, the AI will receive Immortal starting units and you will score as if playing on Immortal.
Click on the image below to download the challenger class start save file.
