C-IV BtS BOTM 319 (Persia, Monarch level)

Game starts: 1 Nov 2026, finishes: 1 Dec 2026

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• Civilization: Persia - Unique Unit: Immortal (replaces Chariot),
• Unique Building: Apothecary (replaces Grocer)
• Leader: Darius
• Difficulty: Monarch
• Map size: Small
• Map Script: Maze
• Starting Era: Ancient
• Speed: Epic
• Options: No goody huts, no random events
• Rivals: 6
• Victory conditions: All enabled
• World wrap Cylindrical
• Schedule: Starting saves will be available below from November 1, 2026
• Submissions: Will then be due by December 1, 2026

Your mission, Darius, should you decide to accept it, is to find your way out of this Small Maze. Your head should be spinning as you encounter one foe after another of six. To keep you dazed and confused you'll not play on Marathon speed, nor Quick, nor Normal, but Epic. This might be helpful though, giving you more turns to back out of the many dead ends on your path. Then again, it might prolong your agony of defeat. Despite fear of becoming your Seventh Foe, I wish you good luck.

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).

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.

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