6otM162 Announcement

[Eyswein]

Welcome to game 162 in the 6OTM Series! (Early release of 1 July game; next game will release on 15 July.) These games will allow new and old GOTM fans to try out the new features in Civ6 in a friendly environment. Participants are encouraged to post questions, stories, advice, tricks and failures in the dedicated game threads (described below). Each game will specify the Civ you will play and the Victory Condition to strive for. We will be working to refine the 6otM concept as we move ahead with the series. Gifting of cities is an exploit in a religious VC as the AI cant see that it will lose if it accepts the cities.

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We would like to ask you to abide by our most sacred rule: Don’t replay any turns! If you make a mistake, accept it and try to recover. To ensure fair play and prevent results exclusions, please set your Autosaves to 1 turn. In the event of a computer crash while playing, just reload to the previous save and play it as closely to how you played it the first time. Please let Leif know (via Conversation (Private Message)) if you experienced a crash and how many turns you replayed.

Civ VI - 6otM161 Details:

Player (You): Saladin (Sultan) - Arabia
Victory Condition: Domination but all other VCs are enabled. (Goal is fewest number of turns.)
Difficulty: Prince
Civs/City-States (including player): 8 / 12
Map Type/Size: Tilted Axis / Standard Size
World Age: Old
Start Position: Balanced
Rainfall: Arid
Sea Level: Low
Game pace: Standard
Disaster Intensity: 2
Game Mode(s): Barbarians, Dramatic Ages, Monopolies, Secret Societies

Game options:
Start - Ancient Era
Enabled - Barbarians; Tribal Villages
Game Version: This game was created in Civ6 Gathering Storm version 1.0.12.9.
Game Requirements: vanilla version of Civilization VI with Rise and Fall and Gathering Storm expansions. All pre-NFP & NFP DLCs are required. New Leader Pass required.

Here is where you will start:

Saladin (Sultan) - Arabia Unique Attributes:

Spoiler Unique Attributes :

Sundiata Keita – Leader Bonus: The Victorious– +100% Flanking and Support bonus to all Combat and Religious units.

Civ Ability: The Last Prophet – Automatically receives the final Great Prophet when the next-to-last one is claimed (unless one has already been earned through other means). +1 Science per foreign city following Arabia's Religion.

Unique Unit: Mamluk – Replaces Knight, Unlocked by Stirrups; 10 iron to train
Common abilities: Ignores enemy zone of control.
Special abilities: Heals at the end of every turn, even if it moves or attacks.

Unique Infrastructure: Madrasa - Replaces University; Unlocked by Theology
Effects: +5 Science (boosted by Rationalism Policy Card); Provides bonus Faith equal to the adjacency Science bonus of its district; +1 Housing; +1 Citizen slot; +1 Great Scientist point per turn

Information about threads associated with each individual 6otM -- Must Read if you are new to our Game of the Month!
Please note: If you wish to make a video of your game, please do not post any links to it until after the game submission date has passed. This is because of the potential spoilers that are created by posting before the end date. Thank you for your cooperation.

Spoiler :

Announcement thread (this one): This thread is used to announce the game and clarify the settings and rules (don't be afraid to ask questions). It's also used to discuss the game before you start, and post problems with opening the save. Once you have opened the save, DO NOT POST in the Announcement thread, even non game-related information. Instead use the next thread.

Opening Actions thread: This thread is used to discuss the game's opening decisions and strategies through the first 100 or so turns. Here you can post questions related to the game and share your achievements/anger/frustration/victories while you play. We encourage players to use the spoiler tags for screenshot. During the time the game is active, please do not post any information concerning the game outside of the spoiler threads including screen shots, videos, or recorded/live-cast Let's Plays on other websites.

After Actions thread: In this thread you can post the results of your game. Please state your victory/loss date and final score (preferably in the post title) and describe your path to glory in this post! Players are encouraged to provide feedback on the game. Some players like to replay the game, and although we will not record the results from a replay, you can still post your new experiences. The game will not be closed as such, but after one month, the results will be compiled, and will not necessarily be updated with reports coming in after the finish date.

File Upload System
In development.

This game runs for a month and ends 1 August 2023.

The save is attached below.

 

[Planktonic]

Hmmm .... @Eyswein- going on vacation? But thanks for releasing the game early!

One thing: the savefile is level 4, so this is actually a Prince game, right? In which case all these modes (Monopolies, Secret Societies especially) may not be very important after all....

 

[Eyswein]

One thing: the savefile is level 4, so this is actually a Prince game, right? In which case all these modes (Monopolies, Secret Societies especially) may not be very important after all....

Yes, a Prince game!