C-IV BtS BOTM 119 (Sumeria, Immortal level)

Game started: 15 Nov 2016, finished: 15 Dec 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
WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map)	WorldBuilder

Game info

BtS BOTM 119 starting position - Click for a wider view of the start position

Civilization: Sumeria - Unique Unit: Vulture (replaces Axeman),
Unique Building: Ziggurat - replaces Courthouse
Leader: GilgaScrooge
Difficulty: Immortal
Map size: Worldsize_Standard
Map Script: Terra, Low Seas
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: No goody huts, no random events; you start with 500gold and are in Universal Suffrage civic
Rivals: ! 8 !
Victory conditions: All enabled
World wrap Cylindrical
Schedule: Submissions closed on December 15, 2016

In this early Christmas edition of BOTM, you will play as GilgaScrooge. Humbaba is tamed and works for you now. Mery Christmas. However, since I give you some cash (you start with 500 gold) and a way to spend it (you are gifted the technology of DEMOCRACRY and begin in Universal Suffrage civic), you may not want to play like a Scrooge -- But perhaps you will be saying BAH HUMB(ab)UG before long anyhow, because... well... I didn't want the AI to feel left out of the Holiday spirit.

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:

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:

Are you a spendthrift? Will Humbaba make things interesting again? Who knows... anything can happen with the magic of Christmas.

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.