Sponsor: Sullla
Opening Date: Monday, January 11
Duration: Five Weeks
Map Script: Big and Small
Climate: Temperate
Game Speed: Epic

Difficulty: Immortal
Civilization: England
Leader: Victoria
World Size: Normal
Opponents: Six
Victory: Spaceship (all enabled)
Options: No Events, No Tribal Villages

Version: Beyond the Sword v3.19

Scenario: A new challenge for the new year! The British Empire under Queen Victoria was known for its policy of “splendid isolation”, adopting a stance of diplomatic neutrality while Britannia ruled the waves. In this game you are tasked with leading the English to victory with most of the diplomatic tricks off the table.

Variant: You may not initiate diplomatic contact with any of the AI civilizations, only respond to deals that they propose. You can accept or reject their offers as-is, but you may not bargain or make counter-offers. Since the AI rarely initiates contact with the player, this will remove most of the diplomatic side of the game.

Declaring war is perfectly acceptable; by Alt-clicking on another team’s name, you can go to war without ever speaking with them. Just remember that you can’t get peace unless the AI pops up and offers it!

Comments: Tech trading and resource trading will be much more limited than usual, so except to do a larger percentage of self-research than normal. Brokering opportunities should be all but nonexistent. This will be a tough game, but you can focus on your own internal development and mostly ignore what other civs are doing. Good luck!

Closing Day: Monday, February 16. Reports due by the end of February 16, your local time.

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