C-IV BtS BOTM 194 (France, Monarch level)

Game started: 22 May 2020, finished: 29 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
Challenger: (The extra-hard save)	Starting save for Windows Starting save for Mac
WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map)	WorldBuilder

• Civilization: The Panic Buyers - Unique Unit: Musketeer (replaces Musketman),
• Unique Building: Salon (replaces Observatory)
• Leader: Lord Lemme-Out!
• Difficulty: Monarch
• Map size: Large
• Map Script: Lockdown
• Starting Era: Ancient
• Speed: Normal
• Options: No goody huts
• Rivals: 7
• Victory conditions: All enabled
• World wrap None
• Schedule: Submissions closed on June 29, 2020

To celebrate all the extra Civ-playing time you have during the current lockdown, we bring you a special social-distancing-lockdown-themed game. You are Lord Lemme-Out of the Panic Buyers, confined to your house by Government order because of the terrible dangers that lurk beyond your walls. Can you escape, befriend allies and fend off adversaries to pull off a stunning victory? The map is custom-built and probably like nothing you've ever seen before, so don't make any assumptions... There are two special rules for this game: 1. You MUST NEVER declare war on the Nurses under any circumstances. 2. By the time of your victory, the Pathogens MUST be dead. If you break either of these rules, you will not be eligible for any awards. And if we can (I'm not sure if the mechanics will allow it) we might score your game as a defeat, even if you actually won. And if you break the first rule, you'll forever have to live with the shame of having done something that's totally inappropriate. Well, maybe not forever - just until you die. Anyway, apart from those rules, I suggest you just play this game to the best of your ability as a normal game. Good luck! One more thing.... DO NOT play this game if you are easily offended!

As always, have fun playing the GOTM and we hope you join us in the postgame discussions!

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:

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

PC 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 File             Mac 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:

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

PC File             Mac File

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