C-IV BtS BOTM 303 (Japan, Noble level)

Game starts: 6 Feb 2026, finishes: 16 Mar 2026

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• Civilization: Japan - Unique Unit: Samurai (replaces Maceman),
• Unique Building: Shale Plant (replaces Coal Plant)
• Leader: Tokugawa
• Difficulty: Noble
• Map size: Small
• Map Script: Archipelago
• Starting Era: Ancient
• Speed: Normal
• Options: No goody huts, no random events
• Rivals: 4
• Victory conditions: All enabled
• World wrap Cylindrical
• Schedule: Starting saves will be available below from February 6, 2026
• Submissions: Will then be due by March 16, 2026

Archipelago maps have a reputation for taking ages to play. So to counter that, you are playing on a SMALL archipelago map. And with high sea level there's probably not a lot of land around that your enemies could be hanging out on. Being Tokugawa you probably have a lot of enemies, but then it's only Noble Level. You should be able to defeat them within the first 20 turns easily, right...?

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:

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.

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:

Other info