Sponsor: Sirian
Opening Date: Friday, June 21
Duration: One Month
Map Generation: Random

Difficulty: Deity
Civilization: Rome
World Size: Large
Opponents: Eleven
Terrain: Continents 60% water
Climate: Hot
Barbarians: Restless
Rules: Standard
Victory: Any

Variant Rules: None

Epic Goals: Play it out, no retirements, no matter how bleak things may appear. Where there is life, there is hope. Scratch, claw, and hang on to the last man.

Scoring: None. This is going to be a rough ride. Climb on and have some fun.

Special Option: As the first ten turns are the most critical, I'm giving every player the option to "borrow" the first ten turns from my own game. You may download either the 4000BC start position, or the 3500BC savefile where I've played the first ten turns for you. Unless you have beaten the game on Deity before, I urge you to take the help and start in 3500BC. This option is open to all. However, you must choose in advance and then stick with your choice. One or the other, not both.

With Neverwinter Nights bursting on the scene, I expect some of the folks who might otherwise have played this one to be too busy to bother. Nevertheless, the epics march on, and this one should be a fun game to play.

To those new to Deity, fair warning: the AI's have a tendency to terminate all those who refuse to suck up to their demands with extreme prejudice. Those who think they can "handle it anyway" are likely to be the ones eliminated before AD. Choose wisely. Stay alive.

Closing Day: Monday, July 22. Reports due on July 22 or 23.

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