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Turn 280, 1818 AD, score 811

Culture turn 180, score 792, 10/11 tourists (?) Not sure why I got a cultural victory, as I only have 10 out of 11 tourists. Would not have taken long getting that last tourist, but still... (I reloaded the last turn and played it the same way, but again got this unexpected victory. Not sure...

I have a T110 win with Spain as well. Found the Great Barrier Reef on T2 and Mt. Kailash soon after.

My game was Sacred Sites, I was the first to find two Natural Wonders: Mt. Kailash and Mt. Kilimanjaro. It took a long time to find the last civ, which was hidden in a corner with just 2 cities.

Just finished my game; I had over 3000 bpt at the end. Had a slow start though, finish date is probably not that good. Turn 412.

CS sling is a lot easier on a Rainforest map. On Inland Sea, Mansa Musa usually completes Oracle around 1700 BC.

And the number of submissions.

Correct. The 1230 was on Inland Sea. Rainforest was not as bad as I first thought. I just finished a game in 1510 with Peter: 2080 BC Alphabet 1920 BC Great Scientist for Academy 1320 BC Code of Laws discovered; I founded Taoism 1320 BC Civil Service from Oracle 1240 BC Islam spread...

I founded Christianity (with Code of Laws) and 3 spread to me, Islam and Judaism early and Buddhism in 650 BC. This is a problem on the Rainforest map, which I'm currently trying without much success. Religions don't spread fast enough. I have a capital with Silver, Copper, 3 Pigs, Stone and 4...

Yes, I did.

Correct. Settling on a food resource on grassland gets you 3 food. Ivory only helps if it's on a Plains, otherwise it's still only 1 hammer. Settling on a food resource is especially useful on a Rainforest map. There's usually enough food left and Plains Hills are quite rare. On Inland Sea, food...

I've played Elizabeth, Louis XIV, Pericles and Peter for this gauntlet. My best game was Pericles. Industrious/Financial also seems good, but that combination is taken by the Inca. When playing Elizabeth, I've used Wheel/Pottery as well, but most good starts need Agriculture, and then Animal...

My research path is: Agriculture (if necessary, but it usually is) Mining Animal Husbandry Writing Alphabet Civil Service Music Liberalism Researching Music after Civil Service means I'm usually first to Music (though not this time - my research was too slow). Researching Aesthetics...

My build order: Worker (12 turns) 1-2 Warriors Settler (size 3-5, depending on map) Library Settler Worker I don't usually play a map if the Worker doesn't finish in 12 turns. Starting on a Plains Hill (or Marble, Stone or Food resource) is really important. I'll build the secend...

The current system for becoming a QM seems fine. It should not be too difficult te become a QM. That being said, the cheesy games should not have the top scores. Some suggestions for improving the scoring system: - Modern and Future starts get no Barbarian bonus (I don't know about...