I know that 1 person already finished GOTM 120
It's me. Well you see I had rather fallen off the pace on the previous one (#119) and anyway I had finished it some time ago. But I am still enjoying the spoiler thanks for all your contributions.
I hadn't used GOTM 119 to explore the Civ2 game's limits in quite the way others have managed (e.g. Hitting the city limit well done lots of players. e.g. Conquering on an extra large map, respawns on, by 500 BC well done Peaster. e.g. Delivering over 30,000 gold in one turn well done mackerel.) But I had enjoyed the game and the spoiler thread, and perhaps learnt a bit which I could apply this time round. I rather suspect however that my experience will once again serve to reassure others that they do know what they are doing, in case they have any doubts.
So what is the situation this time? An extra-small map, and likely more difficult terrain, based on the discussion in the game thread and a few tries with map editor on the same dimensions. Also a harder level. So maybe not quite so easy to run away up to the city limit as in #119.
On the other hand we have two settlers rather than one.
Black clicking again suggests there aren't many other continents.
The first choice was what to do with the settlers. I decide to go to the grass because it's what I know and likely to get the next round of settlers quicker, and both go in the same direction. I read some comments about whether to split settlers in the spoiler for #106 (when the start was on the pole), and concluded generally best not to split them. Looking back I am pleased I did this.
Sixty turns later, at 1000 B.C. we've met everyone else, had a war with the Sioux, misplaced a key city that, with the benefit of hindsight, we're going to use for an SSC, found an internal lake, changed to Monarchy (1450) and acquired Trade, from a hut. Nine cities, population 16. But as in the previous game, probably too much military for too little success in war. The thing is I don't want to lose cities to the AI or the barbarians (as the Sioux have done) and I don't know how close to the edge one can go. Maybe I need a few practices, away from the GOTM spotlights? Maybe I should have delayed starting this game whilst I did that!