I'm playing right now 
EDIT: Taking a break, but I'm halfway done
I'll probably wind up in last place though 

EDIT: Taking a break, but I'm halfway done


Where is the save file supposed to go? I would very much like to try this out, even though I'm definitely not going to hit the number 1 spot..I tried "PublicMaps", but that didn't seem to work. I'm on a Mac if that makes a difference.
I like your way of thinking!(...) I think this would make for a good regression project too, to try to identify all the predictor variables of success and their relative importance.
You need to put in the PublicMaps folder that is near to where your save games are. On a PC it was like "My games/Beyondthesword/PublicMaps"
I'm not sure what tha analog is on a mac.
Which civ has the hardest start per your estimation? Mali?
Epic is now mandatory.
Finishing up as the Native Americans on Monarch, after a couple of false starts. Though the odds are nearly impossible how many others have seen their capitol taken down by a lone warrior overcoming a river to climb a hill and take out the experienced archer hiding behind city walls?
No tech trading sucker punched all the civs except Mansa. Though Mansa wasn't able to buy everyone off into not taking him down without techs to trade away. It's been a real bloodbath. Five civs DEAD. I was going cultural/space, so it wasn't me (mostly). Monty died early somewhere around the fourth city. He was Monty, and being Monty I knew I couldn't trust him and threw two dog soldiers into the forest nearest our border. Bam, in one turn he loses eight Jaguars. Huyana sees how bad Monty's losses are and attacks him from behind. Brings Pacal in and pretty soon the Americas are at peace. I get from Guatemala North, and they split the South. Just running out the clock now.
Finished Apollo, but I'm only twenty-five turns from three legendary. So dropped the science and went straight cultural. What do you need after you're the only one with nukes and there's no U.N.?
Sadly I wish that it would have been more obvious that culture was going to beat out the science, but I wasn't tech trouncing them until Assembly Line. So I wasn't sure which would get done first. Lost a couple of important to my game plan early wonders (MoM, and Schwedagon). Anyways should be able to post the results tonight, early tomorrow.