http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/images/greatgeneral.jpgWhile the general Hall of Fame is an ongoing competition, we are running a series of ten games called the Hall of Fame Challenge Series. Standard Hall of Fame rules (*) still apply, but any games meeting the settings of one of the games will be counted towards the Challenge.

(*) Please read the >> HOF rules << (http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/rules.php)BEFORE playing!

Settings:

Victory Condition: Cultural (though all victory conditions must be enabled)
Difficulty: Emperor
Starting Era: Renaissance
Map Size: Standard
Map Type: Terra
Speed: Normal
Required: No Tribal Villages, No Random Events
Must Not Be Checked: No Barbarians
Civ: Byzantium (Justinian)
Opponents: Must include Carthage (Hannibal), England (Victoria), Ethiopia (Zara Yaqob), Greece (Pericles), Persia (Cyrus), Viking (Ragnar Lodbrok)
Version: 3.19.003
Date: 8th June to 8th October 2012
Must not play as Inca.
The earliest finish date wins, with score as a tiebreaker.

As suggested by lymond.

I changed map type from Global Highlands to Terra as I think the use of the other landmass can add a different element to this challenge (use for extra cities, use for creating vassal or just leave alone for the other AI while you concentrate on culture). I used Global Highlands for another challenge though if you need it for your Qm/EQm slots!

hmm....I think Terra does offer an interesting map for this with the assumption that Corps will be needed. Global Highlands I think function more like a Continents map, whereas Terra may allow one to grab more Corp resources in the New World. Should be fun.

I'm really hoping that Ren start is late enough to require more alternative Culture methods like Corps. I'm not sure there is a precedent for it - will check the HOF tables. I have no idea what a reasonable date is but it will all flesh itself out as games are submitted.

I'm sure it won't go to corps, however I like the setup. Love Justinian on Ren. and on Terra.

Dang...maybe I shoulda requested Industrial instead, but Ren is indeed a fun start, or make it Cultural with high score as opposed to date. I thought maybe Sistine was obsoleted in Ren starts. I haven' played a Ren start in a very long time.

I'm really hoping that Ren start is late enough to require more alternative Culture methods like Corps. I'm not sure there is a precedent for it - will check the HOF tables. I have no idea what a reasonable date is but it will all flesh itself out as games are submitted.

I'm sure it won't go to corps, however I like the setup. Love Justinian on Ren. and on Terra.

Well, if someone of your expertise in culture won't dabble at this challenger, then I just proved my strategy with corps has beaten bcool's game at the first shot. I admit the second manually generated map was a cute map, but the catapract rush was a little delayed compared to a game with both horses and iron near.

^^^Good to see Corps worked well for you, Tachy. I'm hoping to have the same luck when I get back into HOF mode, and I also have a very strong goal to take you down in Challenge VIII ;)

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Excellent. Finally some rough confrontations. I like it. I can't have 110 points, isn't it?

Waiting for my game to get accepted. This was real fun, even though it was culture :) Nice setting! (Lymond, why don't you play it? :confused:)