Thanks for this scenario go to neilmeister, who has made the ultimate sacrifice of standing down from the competition in order to bring you this challenge.
We're not in Kansas anymore
In this game you are playing Dorothy of the Americans. Dorothy is Philosophical & Charismatic, as we all know.
A freak storm has occurred, and you and your trusty dog Toto, have been whisked away to the magical world of Oz. Except, there does not appear to be a road, yellow or otherwise, to follow. In order to get back to Kansas, you must not only win the game, but you must find and destroy the Wizard of Oz.
There are good witches, and wicked witches out there, so watch out.
Game Settings
Victory: The laurels will go to the team that can secure the fastest victory that is not Religious.
Level: Emperor.
Map Size: Standard.
Map Type: Mystery.
Game Speed: Normal.
Options: No Vassals, No Huts, No Events, Random Personalities. Barbs are at default setting.
Victory Conditions: All enabled (for the AIs).
Opponents: 8 AIs.
Special Condition: You must find and destroy the Wizard of Oz before you achieve the normal 'victory'. Any team not accomplishing this will not be considered for the Laurels. It might not be strictly what happened in the book or the movie, but he has it coming!
Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):
Timetable
Please sign up in this thread by July 31 at the latest. To help us to assign players to teams, please indicate your preferred team, whether you have played previous SGOTMs or SGs, and the highest level of Civ4 difficulty you can typically win at.
The game will start on August 10.
The completion deadline will be December 10.
Awards
The laurels will go to the teams that can secure a non-religious victory and destroy the Wizard of Oz with the earliest in-game dates.
Wooden spoons will go to the team who finishes the game (win or lose) with the lowest score.
Notes
Please sign up for this game as soon as possible by posting your own details in this thread. I shall publish draft team lists below in the next ten days.
Please use the separate Discussion Thread for any non-sign-up questions or comments about this game
Current Sign-up Lists
These are currently your stated team preferences. Number of players is shown in brackets.
We're not in Kansas anymore
In this game you are playing Dorothy of the Americans. Dorothy is Philosophical & Charismatic, as we all know.
A freak storm has occurred, and you and your trusty dog Toto, have been whisked away to the magical world of Oz. Except, there does not appear to be a road, yellow or otherwise, to follow. In order to get back to Kansas, you must not only win the game, but you must find and destroy the Wizard of Oz.
There are good witches, and wicked witches out there, so watch out.
Game Settings
Victory: The laurels will go to the team that can secure the fastest victory that is not Religious.
Level: Emperor.
Map Size: Standard.
Map Type: Mystery.
Game Speed: Normal.
Options: No Vassals, No Huts, No Events, Random Personalities. Barbs are at default setting.
Victory Conditions: All enabled (for the AIs).
Opponents: 8 AIs.
Special Condition: You must find and destroy the Wizard of Oz before you achieve the normal 'victory'. Any team not accomplishing this will not be considered for the Laurels. It might not be strictly what happened in the book or the movie, but he has it coming!
Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):
Timetable
Please sign up in this thread by July 31 at the latest. To help us to assign players to teams, please indicate your preferred team, whether you have played previous SGOTMs or SGs, and the highest level of Civ4 difficulty you can typically win at.
The game will start on August 10.
The completion deadline will be December 10.
Awards
The laurels will go to the teams that can secure a non-religious victory and destroy the Wizard of Oz with the earliest in-game dates.
Wooden spoons will go to the team who finishes the game (win or lose) with the lowest score.
Notes
- Versions
This game will be played in Civilization IV Beyond the Sword, version 3.19, using the standard BUFFY-3.19.003 HoF mod.
If a later BtS patch is released during this game you will NOT be able to use it to play. You will need to complete this game in BtS version 3.19 before updating your copy of BtS, or create and update a separate copy.
Mac players can only join in if they are able to run the Windows software on their system.
- Rules and Procedures
Please visit the Civ4 SGOTM reference thread to check out the rules and procedures to ensure that you are adequately prepared for this game.
All saved game files uploaded to the server are parsed through software that extracts and archives data about your save, including reload count for each turn set.
- Spoiler information will absolutely NOT be tolerated in this thread.
Please sign up for this game as soon as possible by posting your own details in this thread. I shall publish draft team lists below in the next ten days.
Please use the separate Discussion Thread for any non-sign-up questions or comments about this game
Current Sign-up Lists
These are currently your stated team preferences. Number of players is shown in brackets.
