Classic GOTM 201
Zululand, Regent
C-IV BtS BOTM 59 (Russia, Noble level)
Game started: 15 Oct 2012, finished: 15 Nov 2012
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
|
| Adventurer: (The easier save) |
Starting save for Windows
Starting save for Mac
|
| 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: Cossak (replaces cavalry), Unique Building: Reasearch Institute (replaces Laboratory)
- Leader: Peter the Great
- Difficulty: Noble
- Map size: Standard
- Map Script: Great Plains
- Starting Era: Ancient
- Speed: Normal
- Options: Require complete kills, Tribal villages removed from vicinity of start
- Rivals:7 AI, plus Mongol keshiks
- Victory conditions: All enabled
- World wrapFlat
- Submissions due by November 15, 2012
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.
Game Details: Peter and some comrades were wandering the steppes one day, when they came across a Mongolian witch. The Russians thought it best just to liquidate her, but she begged for her life in exchange for the secret of the Keshik. Each of Peter's party received one keshik unit, and they spared her life. When Ghenghis and Kublai heard about this, they became furious. Like -100 diplo points furious, and that's no joke. They killed every Russian settler they could find (you start the game WITHOUT a SETTLER), burned the witch (but not before she put a plague on all Mongols - they don't have a starting settler either), and set off to track down Peter and his comrades. With the aid of their keshiks, the Russians were able to stay one step ahead. But now they are stuck playing a game of Civilization without any settler, and with a horde of Mongols on their tails, and a handful of nasty barbarians om the steppes for good measure. How's that gonna work? I have no idea. Maybe you do, though? I will tell you that due to mapmaker devilry, it will be impossible for you to win this game, even by Conquest and Time, without getting a city one way or another. You will play as Peter the Great of Russia. You are Expansive and Philosophical, and start with Hunting and Mining. The EXP trait gives you +2 health per city, +25% on production of workers, and +50% on production of granaries and harbors. The PHI trait gives you +100% great person growth rate, and double production rate for universities. Your unique unit is the Cossak, which replaces the Cavalry, but gets a combat bonus (+50%) against mounted units in addition to the usual. Your unique building is the Research Institute, which replaces the Laboratory and provides 2 free scientist specialists in addition to the usual. You start the game WITHOUT a SETTLER, The game will start in the Ancient Era against 7 AI plus Mongols, at Normal game speed. Good luck, and have fun!
IMPORTANT: This game must be played with the BtS 3.19 patch, and the BUFFY mod version 3.19.003 for Windows players, MACBUFFY for Mac players.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:
You DO start with a settler, on the same tile as the Southwestern Russian Keshik.NOTICE: For BOTM47, all participants are eligible to play the Adventurer save if they wish, but doing so will render your game ineligible for medals or fastest finish awards as always.
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:
The witch tricked you; two of your comrades have to walk: the two eastern Russian Keshiks are replaced by Russian Scouts.Click on the image below to download the challenger class start save file.
