After receiving a terrible vision 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, but only 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. And when they do venture out in their humble fishing boats, the outings must always be preceded by prayers and fasting. 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, July 1
Duration: Three Weeks
Map Generation: Random

Difficulty: Emperor
Civilization: Aztecs
World Size: Tiny
Opponents: Three
Terrain: Archipelago 70% water
Climate: Arid Hot Rugged
Barbarians: Raging
Rules: Cultural Linked Start and Player Respawn disabled
Victory: Conquest (all else disabled)

Variant Rules: You may not build ships. Ever. Of any variety. (Harbors are allowed).

Epic Goals: How are you going to cross the waters without ships? Air vehicles, that's how. Paratroops, Helicopters, Bombers. You must conquer the world. All of it.

Scoring: Fastest conquest is the goal.

Clarification: If by chance there turn out to be any isolated islands that mathematically cannot be reached with invading air units, then the fastest to conquer all reachable landmasses will suffice.

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

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