C-IV BtS BOTM 07 (Netherlands, Monarch level)

Game started: 15 Jun 2008, finished: 16 Jul 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
Adventurer: (The easier save)	Starting save for Windows
Challenger: (The extra-hard save)	Starting save for Windows
WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map)	WorldBuilder

• Civilization: Netherlands - Unique Unit: East Indiaman (replaces galleon), Unique Building: Dike (replaces levee)
• Leader: Willem van Oranje
• Difficulty: Monarch
• Map size: Standard
• Map Script: Custom continents
• Starting Era: Ancient
• Speed: Normal
• Options: No barbarians
• Rivals: 6 AIs
• Victory conditions: All enabled
• Additional Information: None.
• Submissions due by July 16, 2008
  PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.

Back to a slightly easier level this month, so you have something easier to play if you don't fancy the current high difficulties of the current Warlords and vanilla GOTMs. You're playing the Dutch on a custom continents map, so you get the chance to play with the powerful Dutch sea-based unique unit, the East Indiaman.

As always, have fun playing the GOTM and we hope you join us in the postgame discussions!

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:

• Archer For additional defence, your warrior has been replaced with an archer
• Worker You have a worker (sharing a tile with the settler)
• The Wheel Your clever worker has discovered the wheel for you

Click on the image below to download the adventurer class start save file.

PC 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.

PC 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:

• Dead warrior Your settler and warrior have had an argument, which finished when the settler killed the warrior. You start with only a settler.
• 3600BC The argument lasted 10 turns. Your game starts on turn 10 at 3600BC (4000BC = turn 0). Your settler is still in the same place, having done nothing (except kill the warrior). Of course all the AI civs have doubtless been busy building their first cities and getting on with their games.

Click on the image below to download the challenger class start save file.

PC File

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