After receiving a terrible vision of worldwide flooding in a dream, Chief Flixithatl of the Aztecs made a pact with the Waters of the world: that if the Aztec people should never seek to travel across the sea, not even to fish from it, that the sea would never rise up to swallow the earth. So it is that the noble Aztec people keep their covenant with the sea. They shall never build ships. They shall dwell and travel only upon the land. It is said that if this covenant is kept, that the Aztec people will one day be masters of all the world's land.

Sponsor: Sirian
Opening Date: Monday, June 26
Duration: Three Weeks

Difficulty: Emperor
Civilization: Aztecs
Leader: Montezuma
Map Size: Tiny
Opponents: Three
Map Script: Pangaea (Solid Shoreline)
Climate: Tropical, Low Sea Level
Rules: No Tech Trading
Victory: Any

Variant Rules:

* You may not research Fishing, nor obtain knowledge of Fishing from any source. To do so is to break the Covenant of the Sea and lose the event.

* You may not research Steam Power (an infernal device that "burns" the sacred waters, unleashing foul demons and earning the wrath of the Waters), nor obtain knowledge of Steam Power from any source. To do so is to break the Covenant of the Sea and lose the event.

* You are granted one "do-over" in regard to hut-popping. Save your game before you pop a Goody Hut. If it grants knowledge of Fishing, you may reload (one time only) and avoid popping that hut (let the AIs have it).

* Any player who obtains Fishing or Steam Power by any means (including forgetfulness) will be cast in to the sea. (You may want to drop beaker percentage to zero BEFORE you come to the point where Fishing and Steam Power are the last techs left that you can research -- lest even a zero research rate push you past the point of no return!)

* Any Civilization displaying knowledge of Steam Power is deemed to be in league with the Devil and must be wiped from the face of the earth. You must declare war on them. Peace comes only with their eradication.

Scoring: None.

Closing Day: Monday, July 17. Reports due on July 17 or 18.

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