I have been playing Civ III pretty hardcore for approximately the last 4 months, but have not had the patience (or attention span) to take any Civs past the beginning of the modern age (I think the modern music drives me nuts, honestly). I have the most fun int the stone age anyways, seeing how large I can get before the medieval times roll around. I have been ramping up the challenge as I've been playing though, and my victory came on Monarch level, on a large map with 7 other civs. Got a space race victory around 1860 playing the Greeks with a final score of 3850. I feel like a bit of a peewee after seeing scores and shots of some of you other guys' games, but I am very proud of myself right now. Many thanks to all of you for your numerous postings I've read while lurking here the last few months! Now to finish my first GOTM... :king: