COTM97 - Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie
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June's COTM is brought to you by the one and only mad-bax, inspired by a Succession Game hosted by A Space Oddity some 9 years ago. Those who remember A Space Oddity will not be surprised that it features the Netherlands as the playable civilisation - for the first time since 2007.
The VOC or "Dutch East India trading company" was the world first global corporation. As a trading company it's influence was global. Granted wide ranging powers, the VOC minted it's own coin, established colonies in remote areas of the world, imprisoned people it didn't like, waged wars on countries it didn't like and negotiated treaties with them when it didn't work out. How will you wield this power? Will you trade your way to greatness, or will you simply wipe your competitors from the map? Only time will tell.
The staff have decided to only offer "OPEN" difficulty saves for future games. We are committed to doing our very best to provide an interesting game experience for all. This one is at Regent level, to try to entice our players back again. But rest assured, future games will not be so relaxing
Your starting save will be available here on June 1st, and submissions will close on July 13th..
Game Parameters:
Map Size: 130 X 130 (Large)
Map Type: Customised Archipelago
Difficulty: Regent
Opponents: 11
Everything else you can discover for yourself.
Here is the starting position. Click it for the bigger picture:

Good luck, have fun, and be sure to post about your experiences.
[img=right]http://gotm.civfanatics.net/games/images/cotm97civ.jpg[/img]
June's COTM is brought to you by the one and only mad-bax, inspired by a Succession Game hosted by A Space Oddity some 9 years ago. Those who remember A Space Oddity will not be surprised that it features the Netherlands as the playable civilisation - for the first time since 2007.
The VOC or "Dutch East India trading company" was the world first global corporation. As a trading company it's influence was global. Granted wide ranging powers, the VOC minted it's own coin, established colonies in remote areas of the world, imprisoned people it didn't like, waged wars on countries it didn't like and negotiated treaties with them when it didn't work out. How will you wield this power? Will you trade your way to greatness, or will you simply wipe your competitors from the map? Only time will tell.
The staff have decided to only offer "OPEN" difficulty saves for future games. We are committed to doing our very best to provide an interesting game experience for all. This one is at Regent level, to try to entice our players back again. But rest assured, future games will not be so relaxing

Your starting save will be available here on June 1st, and submissions will close on July 13th..
Game Parameters:
Map Size: 130 X 130 (Large)
Map Type: Customised Archipelago
Difficulty: Regent
Opponents: 11
Everything else you can discover for yourself.
Here is the starting position. Click it for the bigger picture:

Good luck, have fun, and be sure to post about your experiences.