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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Entropi" data-source="post: 4858025" data-attributes="member: 68849">Under this format, I wouldn't be booting anybody.  There would not be a 'leaderboard' or any other impetus for competition - the competition would simply be to see how high your team can go (3 consecutive losses = mandatory retirement, which I didn't mention in the original post).  So really, if you cheat you would only be cheating yourself.This format (players Pitlording their own PCs) is similar to the Game of the Week on the CivFanatics forum for the computer game Civilization IV.  Each week a game file is posted with a custom map and starting point, along with any special rules or restrictions for that week's challenge, and each player downloads and plays it, then posts his experiences.  You can enter the editor, restart, or cheat in any number of ways, but you are only cheating yourself.  The fun is to play the challenge as intended and see how you fare.  It's not a competitive thing.  It's a fun thing.  2 and 3 could be more competitive formats but with this format I would play down the competitive element as much as possible.  I like it!  On first glance, I don't see any disadvantage to it compared to my 2 and 3.  Unless I end up going with 1, I'll probably use your proposal.</blockquote>