C-IV BtS BOTM 249 (Mali, Emperor level)

Game started: 15 Feb 2023, finished: 15 Mar 2023

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: Mali - Unique Unit: Skirmisher (replaces Archer),
• Unique Building: Mint (replaces Forge)
• Leader: Mansa Musa
• Difficulty: Emperor
• Map size: Small
• Map Script: Oasis
• Starting Era: Ancient
• Speed: Normal
• Options: No goody huts, no random events
• Rivals: 4
• Victory conditions: All enabled. Espionage Cultural Victories count as Cultural Victories.
• World wrap None
• Schedule: Submissions closed on March 15, 2023

I was trying to think of a theme for this game. In the United States, February is Black History Month. So, in this game, you will be playing Mansa Musa, while the AI will also be playing African civilizations. (Yes, that narrows the list down a lot.) I thought about adding another African civilization featured in a recent, successful movie franchise, but there were all those lawyers with their copyright warnings. Besides that, I had no way to add vibranium as a game resource.

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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