C-IV BtS BOTM 102 (Carthage, Monarch level)

Game started: 1 Mar 2016, finished: 1 Apr 2016

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
WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map)	WorldBuilder

Game info

BtS BOTM 102 starting position - Click for a wider view of the start position

Civilization: Carthage - Unique Unit: Numidian Cavalry (replaces Horse Archer),
Unique Building: Cothon (replaces Harbor)
Leader: Hannibal
Difficulty: Monarch
Map size: Worldsize_standard
Map Script: Pangea, low seas
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: Raging barbarians, no goody huts, no random events
Rivals: 7
Victory conditions: All enabled
World wrap Cylindrical
Schedule: Submissions closed on April 1, 2016

You will play as Hannibal of Carthage (FIN/CHM traits). Because you and all your opponents have the financial trait, you all start with the knowledge of Currency - in addition to your normal starting techs, which are Fishing and Mining. All the world's stone and marble resources are visible in the starting screenshot - so if you need some help with the raging barbarians (who start with hunting and archery), the Great Wall might be your friend. A special 1-time mapmaker's award for Wonder-Score will also be announced in the Results thread - the number of World Wonders per turn to victory. Builders... have FUN! Note: Espionage culture victories will count as normal culture victories for this game.

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:

If Monarch level is normally too hard for you, since this is the "easy" cycle in the BOTM schedule, and Adventurer save is available to help you master Monarch level. The barbarians start with NO technology (compared to Hunting and Archery in the normal save), and you have a worker from the start - located 1E from the settler.

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

PC adventurer-Class save file PC File Mac adventurer-Class save file Mac 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 contender-Class save file PC File Mac contender-Class save file Mac File

Other info

Software Versions

Windows players require version 3.19 of Civilization IV BtS, as well as Hof Mod version BUFFY-3.19.003, available here.

Mac players will require version 3.19 of Civilization IV BtS, plus HoF Mod version MacBUFFY-3.19.003, available here.