Classic 198 Arabia

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Welcome to the Play the World Game of the Month for April.

Scope of the Game:

Civilization: Arabia
Difficulty: Monarch
Map size: Standard
Map topology: archipelago, 80% water
Rivals: Seven preselected
Barbarians: Unknown
Required victory condition: None
Submissions due by December 15, 2025
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.

Civ3 GOTM CXCVIII: Arabia

In this game, created by templar_x you will rule over the Religious and Expansionist Arabia, who begin the game knowing Ceremonial Burial and Pottery. Your unique unit is the Ansar Warrior replacing the Knight.

Here is the starting position. Click for a larger image.

Classic GOTM 198 starting position - Click for a wider view of the start position

Software Versions

This game is supported only in Civ3 Play the World v 1.27f for Windows or Macintosh. Please do not attempt to play this game in any other version of Civ3, or in Civ3 Conquests.
If you have the Civ3 Conquests Software you will definitely have PTW v1.27f available; you just have to select and start with the appropriate software executable other than Civ3 Conquests..

Entries played under any other patch will not be accepted!

All Spoilers Prohibited

Do not post any messages or questions about this game in any forum until after about April 6, 2025 when we open the first spoiler thread. Please do not discuss any aspect of this game prior to that date, and then only post in the official spoiler threads. Once you have opened the start file, you MAY NOT post in the pre-game discussion or game release threads!

A SPECIAL NOTE:

Some rule changes are used in 'Classic' GOTMs. Here is a list of all non-standard rules in use:

The Great Wall Wonder: gives free walls in all your towns/cities on the continent
Explorers and equivalent unique units have been moved from Navigation to Astronomy.
Space Race - SS Stasis Chamber Has been moved from Synthetic Fibers to Robotics.
Republic Government Unit maintenance cost is 2 gpt/unit with free unit support of 1/3/4 for town/city/metropolis.
Archer/Bowmen added defensive freeshot at 1/0/1.
Longbowmen added defensive freeshot at 2/0/1.
Marines Increased attack strength from 8 to 12 and cost increased to 120 shields.
Radar Artillery Movement increased to 2 and rate of fire increased to 3.
Air Unit Operating Ranges most have been increased up to the maximum hardcoded limit in Civ3v1.29.
Lethal Sea Bombardment for all air units that can bomb targets.
Lethal Land Bombardment for all bombers and steath bombers.
F-15 stats increase to 8/4/1 (range of 8) with bombard at 6/0/2 lethal land & sea
Helicopter transport capacity has been increased to 3.
Stealth Fighter stats increased to 8/6/1 with bombard at 6/0/2.
Stealth Bomber stats increased to 0/5/1 with bombard at 18/0/3.

This game will play with the 'out of the box' PTW install. No Mod download is required. REMINDER - DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME IN ANY VERSION OF CIV3 CONQUESTS!

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

Downloads

The "Open Class" game is the standard game, and is available to download below.

Open Class Game Details for Classic GOTM 198

Players who choose to play in the Open Class game receive no bonuses compared to a game that would be normally be played on this level.

For the purposes of global ranking and comparison to all other GOTM scores, Open class game scores will be unmodified.

Open Class Starting Bonuses:

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