C-IV BtS BOTM 305 (Byzantium, Prince level)
Game starts: 15 Mar 2026, finishes: 15 Apr 2026
This game has not yet started. Bookmark this page! You'll be able to download the starting saves here when the competition opens, in 4 days, 18 hours
Game info
- Civilization: Byzantium - Unique Unit: Cataphract (replaces Knight),
- Unique Building: Hippodrome (replaces Theatre)
- Leader: Brennus
- Difficulty: Prince
- Map size: Standard
- Map Script: Pangea, arid & medium sea level
- Starting Era: Ancient
- Speed: Normal
- Options: Unrestricted leaders, no goody huts, no random events
- Rivals: 6
- Victory conditions: All enabled
- World wrap Cylindrical
- Schedule: Starting saves will be available below from March 15, 2026
- Submissions: Will then be due by April 15, 2026
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).
For this game, we are offering only the contender save - so everyone plays exactly the same start.

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.










