In the Civ3 competition, civ_steve has set-up his quarterly ‘large map’ game for COTM 38. Playing as the Netherlands on demigod, you find yourself on a large archipelago map.
http://gotm.civfanatics.net/games/images/cotm38large.jpg[/img]Civilization: Netherlands
Rivals: 10 pre-selected.
Barbarians: Restless
Difficulty: Demigod
Land Form: Archipelago, 80% ocean, Large map.
Geology:5 billion years old, Wet and Temperate.
AI Aggression: Normal, mostly 
>>Visit the pre-game discussion thread.
>>Go download the starting saves.
In the Civ4 competition, you play as Cyrus. As with the COTM, the difficulty level is high - its on immortal.
http://gotm.civfanatics.net/civ4games/images/gotm20small.jpg[/img]Game settings:
Civilization: Persia (Leader: Cyrus; Traits: Creative, Expansive)
Rivals: 5
Difficulty: Immortal
Map: Fractal
Mapsize: Small
Climate: Tropical
Water level: High
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options:
Victory Conditions: all enabled
>>Read the pre-game strategy discussion
>>Go download the starting saves.
Good luck everyone!