C-IV BtS BOTM 126 (America, Prince level)

Game started: 3 Mar 2017, finished: 3 Apr 2017

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 126 starting position - Click for a wider view of the start position

Civilization: America - Unique Unit: Navy SEAL (replaces Marine),
Unique Building: Mall (replaces Supermarket)
Leader: Washington
Difficulty: Prince
Map size: Standard
Map Script: Fractal
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: None
Rivals: 6
Victory conditions: All enabled
World wrap Cylindrical
Schedule: Submissions closed on April 3, 2017

You've had a few unusual games the last couple of months, so I figured it was time for a completely normal game. So here you are. A fractal map, virtually unedited. It was going to be completely unedited, but I noticed a couple of bits that some people might have found frustrating, so my generosity overwhelmed my good intentions, and a couple of tiles are slightly modified. Just count yourself lucky that DynamicSpirit's good traits include not just incredibly beauty and intelligence but also amazing kindness. You're playing as Washington. Political types might like to imagine this is some kind of return to America's pre-Trump roots (y'know, slavery and wars of independence and so on), but actually I chose him because I looked up the history of BOTMs and realized that we've hardly ever used him in a game. So there you are. Have fun! And remember - peace and friendliness and compassion. Man. So make sure you feed any animals you see. And if any Barbarian warriors turn up, they're probably lonely, so you should really try to make them feel welcome and at home in your capital.

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:

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.