C-IV BtS BOTM 192 (Japan, Deity level)

Game started: 8 May 2020, finished: 8 Jun 2020

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

Civilization: Japan - Unique Unit: Samurai (replaces Maceman),
Unique Building: Shale Plant (replaces Coal Plant)
Leader: Cyrus
Difficulty: Deity
Map size: Standard
Map Script: Custom continents
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: No vassal states, no goody huts, no random events
Rivals: 8
Victory conditions: All enabled
World wrap Cylindrical
Schedule: Submissions closed on June 8, 2020

Deity against rather more oppenents than usual! Can you survive? Will you even manage to get more than one city before the land is taken?

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 play on Prince level - but beware because the AI still starts with deity level starting units, so they will still expand very quickly in the early game

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-3.19.005, available here.

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