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Come one, come all, to the first (and possibly last) Groundhog Day Mk. VI tiebreaker round! As some of you probably recall, we also went into tiebreaker rounds in Mk. IV, when Persia and the Apache concluded round 10 with two wins each. Mk. IV ended up stretching to 12 rounds—will this do the same? So far no civ has more than one victory point, so all it takes is for a civ that has won before to do it again and they will immediately take the title.

All the civs build their second cities in places they've chosen before. This is a good sign if you're looking for a repeat winner.

The first war is Phoenicia vs. Iceland! The only way I foresee a city changing hands here is if Ingolfur gives one away in the peace treaty.

Meanwhile, Greenland attacks Han! Gaozu is already at war with Iceni too, so this might be a tough fight.

Greenland captures Luoyang, and the two sides make peace. Good start so far for Erik...

As usual, the Gauls declare war on Finland. But Vercingetorix will need to keep going after crushing Finland if he wants a repeat win.

Sure enough, Espoo falls without much of a fight.

Austria-Hungary declares war on the Ottomans, and, like usual, Bursa is in a vulnerable position.

Wow, that was fast. The Mississippi have swept in and taken Helsinki, eliminating Urho Kekkonen of Finland in 21st place.

Meanwhile, the struggle continues elsewhere, and Austria-Hungary takes Bursa from the Ottomans.

Han also makes peace with Iceni and gives away Jinyang.

Then Boudicca attacks Carthage! As usual, Dido's forces are looking rather sparse.

Utique quickly falls. We all know, however, that Qart Hadasht is a pretty hard nut to crack. (You have no idea how many times I've seen civs try to beat at its walls with archers and warriors only to give up and retreat after losing 2 units per turn for 20 turns.)

Turn 100 arrives, bringing with it the first round of stats. The top four armies all belong to civs that have won before—a good sign, for those who want the game to end here and now.

Two common early leaders, Saba and the Wabanaki, are tied for the lead in technologies. However, this usually doesn't last.

The Gauls also lead in production. But they've blown early leads like this before, so everything is still up in the air.

Iceni attacks Carthage again, and this time Boudicca has composite bowmen! That means she might actually have a shot at taking Qart Hadasht.

The UK gives away Liverpool to the Mississippi in a peace treaty. Tuskaloosa is off to a good start so far.

But then the Tlingit and the Gauls attack the Mississippi! Perhaps I spoke too soon...

Elsewhere, Iceni finally captures Qart Hadasht, eliminating Dido of Carthage in 20th place.

The UK gives away another city! This time Birmingham is gifted to Macedon.

But then Saba attacks Macedon! Makeda should have little trouble taking Birmingham.

Meanwhile, the Tlingit have captured Helsinki from the Mississippi!

And then Iceni attacks Greenland! This war has happened in pretty much every round, and in only one of those rounds has Erik triumphed. I think the winner of this fight is clear.

The Sabaeans take Birmingham, but has it turns out, Makeda is also at war with the UK...

The Tlingit attack Macedon, seeking to extend their empire farther along the coast of the inland sea. I like this strategy.

Greenland captures and razes Jinyang. There was no way Boudicca could have defended it anyway, of course.

George V has indeed recaptured Birmingham and seems to be taking potshots on Ma'rib itself.

But then they make peace and George gives Birmingham away again. Nice.

The first casualty of the Iceni-Greenland war is Luoyang, and there's no hope for Erik to capture it back.

The Tlingit capture Thessalonica. Their empire is just a long string of cities all in a line; it's kind of hilarious.

The Sabaeans have turned on their next target: Macedon. Veroia has fallen into their hands; can they push on to Pella?

Phoenicia and Syracuse team up against Iceland! This will be the first primarily naval war this round.

But Ingolfur denies Hiram one of his easiest targets... by giving it away to the Tlingit.

In a surprise turn of events, Pella falls to the Iroquois (although the Tlingit did a lot of the work). Alexander of Macedon is eliminated in 19th place.

Phoenicia storms into Vatnafjorður! However, it's very rare for anyone to push further than this into the Icelandic core until the late game. Can Hiram do what few have done before?

No, he can't. Iceland recaptures Vatnafjorður and the two sides make peace.

Elsewhere, the Beothuk give away Gwitn Tewje'g in a peace treaty with the Iroquois.

The Wabanaki suddenly attack the Iroquois! I can only assume that their objective is Pella, which Hiawatha can't hope to defend.

But then the Tlingit join the war! What was once a small-scale land grab is now a battle for the existence of the Iroquois Confederacy!

Meanwhile, the Gauls receive Sidon in a peace treaty with Phoenicia.

The Wabanaki capture Pella, though the Tlingit actually came pretty close to taking it instead.

Anyway, it's time for the turn 200 stats! Iceni has risen to the top in military manpower and maintains a decent-sized lead.

The Wabanaki are still on top in technologies, but Iceni is rising fast.

The Tlingit lead in production, with Iceni and the Gauls not far behind. I would say that so far, these are our big three.

Anyway, back to the action! Iceni has declared war on Han and the Wabanaki have attacked Taungoo. (I also failed to mention this earlier, but the Wabanaki built the Great Wall.)

The Tlingit take Osininka, precipitating a long series of gratuitous flipping.

The Sabaeans attack the Wabanaki! I would say that Makeda has a shot at Pella, but with the Great Wall on Henri's side, I can't make such a claim. In fact, the Wabanaki might have the advantage here.

Iceni declares war on Greenland again! This is probably it for Erik!

Iceland gives away Vatnafjorður to Syracuse in a peace treaty. Alright then...

Iceni takes Garedhar as several more civs join the war against Greenland.

And then Boudicca captures Brattahlid, eliminating Erik Thorvaldsson of Greenland in 18th place.

Well, that's unexpected. The Wabanaki end their war with Saba by giving away Pella. Fun note: so far, four civs have controlled Pella, and this round has a ways to go yet.

Suddenly, four civs attack the Wabanaki, including the Tlingit, Iceni, and Taungoo!

But before invading the Wabanaki, Boudicca makes sure to conclude her other existing war by capturing Chang'an. Gaozu of Han is eliminated in 17th place.

It looks like Boudicca has backed out of the Wabanaki war. But there's other action on this slide: the Sabaeans have declared war on Iceni! Frankly, this seems suicidal.

The Tlingit attack the Iroquois again! Could Sheiyksh go for the capital this time?

Sure enough, Makeda's war backfires spectacularly as Boudicca captures and razes Sirwah.

Time for the turn 300 stats! Iceni still reigns in military manpower, but the Tlingit are coming close to closing the gap.

The Gauls have picked up their research pace and pulled even with the Wabanaki in tech. No one is far behind, however.

And finally Iceni has considerably expanded its production lead.

Anyway, back to the action! The Tlingit have captured Onondaga, and although it might flip once or twice, there's little hope for the Iroquois at this point.

Indeed, Sheiyksh moves on to take Grand River as well.

Alright... apparently Saba gave Pella to Iceni in a peace treaty (of which I failed to take a picture).

Saba also founds the world congress.

Austria-Hungary attacks the Ottomans! it doesn't look at first glance like Franz Joseph would ever make any headway, but the Ottoman army is deceptively small.

Well, would you look at that. The Mississippi have captured Pella from Iceni! Pella has now been held by six different civs, and we're still in the renaissance era.

The Beothuk take it upon themselves to finish off the Iroquois. This should be quick.

It takes Nonosbawsut all of three turns to capture Gwitn Tewje'g, eliminating Hiawatha of the Iroquois in 16th place.

Interestingly, the first city capture in the Austria-Ottoman war is Aden, Mahmud's colony on the island.

But the Mississippi are at war with the Wabanaki, which allows Henri Membertou to recapture Pella! Incredible!

Whoa, that was unexpected. Austria-Hungary has captured Istanbul!

Then Iceni joins in against the Ottomans! Mahmud is on death's door right now...

And just like that, Edirne falls, eliminating Mahmud II of the Ottomans in 15th place.

Then Austria-Hungary attacks the Sabaeans, only to face a DOW from Iceni. The southwest peninsula is about to become a bloodbath.

Boudicca quickly eats through the Austrian defenses around Istanbul and captures the city.

Down in the far south, the Mississippi attack Peru, clearly attempting to capture Trujillo. This shouldn't be very difficult for them.

The Wabanaki, now back on two feet, attack the Sabaeans! Veroia is in serious trouble!

Out of nowhere, Iceland captures Tyre! In reality, the siege was extremely long, and the Gauls did most of the work. Hiram I of Phoenicia is eliminated in 14th place.

The Wabanaki capture Veroia as predicted, but it seems likely to flip.

The Mississippi took Trujillo some time ago, but I forgot to take a picture. So here's one anyway.

Syracuse attacks Iceland. This seems like a great way for Dionysius to lose Vatnafjorður.

But then the Gauls attack Iceland! This region is quickly descending into chaos.

Iceland retakes Vatnafjorður, but for how long?

Then, to make matters even more complex, Syracuse and the Mississippi attack the Gauls!

Syracuse retakes Vatnafjorður and makes peace with Iceland, having accomplished nothing.

Iceni, having made peace with Austria-Hungary (and received Budapest), attacks the Sabaeans. Once again, Makeda is in serious trouble.

Iceland makes peace with the Gauls and gives away Þingvellir. Vercingetorix starts burning the huge city to the ground.

Anyway, it's time for the turn 400 stats! In a surprise turn of events, the Tlingit have shot up past Iceni in military manpower.

However, Boudicca has developed a decent science lead, leading by four over second place Peru and six over the Tlingit.

And Boudicca continues to lead in production with the Tlingit in a solid second.

The UK joins in against Saba in an effort to take Birmingham again. And it might just succeed...

Oh hey, it did. The UK has proved once again that it will do anything to perpetuate the cycle of giving away Birmingham and then taking it back.

And then Iceni captures Ma'rib! Only Nashshan remains!

This, of course, is a great time for Iceni to make peace with the Sabaeans.

At some point, the Mississippi captured Þingvellir, saving it from being razed. Nice job, Tuskaloosa. You're a true hero.

Meanwhile, Peru gives away Arequipa to Austria-Hungary, a move I can only consider questionable.

The Gauls attack Syracuse! Maybe this time the war between these two will go somewhere?

Iceni declares war on Austria-Hungary again! This looks like it could be pretty brutal.

Well, that's a bit disappointing. Syracuse makes peace with the Gauls and gives away Adranon.

Elsewhere, Iceni pushes south, capturing Bursa.

A crack detachment of three ships also manages to take Aden.

Iceni takes Prague, and then the two sides make peace. Austria-Hungary gives away Arequipa in the peace treaty.

But, despite being crippled, Franz Joseph still finds a way to take Nashshan, eliminating Makeda of the Sabaeans in 13th place.

Boudicca turns toward her next target: Taungoo!

Taungoo's namesake city is the first to fall.

And then Bago goes down as well. This is brutal. Or rather, it was brutal, since they just made peace.

Snipe! The Tlingit have captured Nashshan from Austria-Hungary!

And now the turn 500 stats have arrived. Boudicca has retaken the lead in soldiers by 65,000 troops, while the second place Tlingit have a further 67,000 more than the #3 Gauls.

Iceni has also extended its science lead to ten techs. Sheiyksh will really need to step up his game if he wants to win this.

Boudicca's production lead has also grown considerably. All things considered, none of this is good news for anyone bu Iceni.

Hot damn! Boudicca is already pouring troops against her next target: the Wabanaki.

Kespukwitk falls after eight turns. Without the protection of the Great Wall, the rest of Henri's cities will probably also be captured.

Veroia is the next to go...

Then Pannaqambskek...

At the last moment, the Tlingit join in, hoping to finally add their name to the list of civs that have held Pella.

Meanwhile, the Mississippi unexpectedly capture Syracuse, exiling Dionysius to Vatnafjorður.

Iceni attacks Austria_hungary! This should be quick.

It took three turns. RIP. Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary is eliminated in 11th place.

And the Tlingit finally take Pella, eliminating Henri Membertou of the Wabanaki in 12th place. (The slides are switched because I initially missed the death of the Wabanaki, but the Tlingit took Pella before Iceni took Vienna.)

Look at that, it's already time for the turn 600 stats. Iceni's military lead has grown exponentially and is now essentially insurmountable.

Their overall tech lead has also expanded from 10 techs to 12, although their lead over the Tlingit specifically hasn't changed.

And finally, Boudicca has more production than the next three civs combined. I'd say it's pretty safe to bet who will win this.

In fact, it may now be a foregone conclusion, because Boudicca has just declared war on her main rival, Sheiyksh!

Pella falls immediately. This is the 9th time this city has changed hands.

A naval invasion begins on the Tlingit's east coast, capturing Hoonah.

Gran River falls...

So does Reyðarfjall, but Boudicca has now captured all the easy targets.

Well, I forgot about Thessalonica. But she's taken that too.

Then she flips Helsinki, even as Skeiyksh recaptures Thessalonica.

On one turn, Boudicca takes Taku, Osininka, and Onondaga. Sheiyksh then makes peace and gives away Sitka and Kaliakh. (Let's not forget Nashshan, the Tlingit city in Boudicca's armpit, which fell ages ago.)

Boudicca then turns against the Beothuk. She just doesn't slow down!

Melgita't falls, and Nonosbawsut's other cities are immediately bombarded into the black.

Gwitn Tewje'g is captured...

...And so is Megwe'saqsit Lnu, eliminating Nonsbawsut of the Beothuk in 10th place.

The Mississippi attacks the Gauls, and Adranon is immediately bombarded down to red!

But Vercingetorix pushes back, capturing Syracuse!

And Syracuse itself has actually joined the fun and captured Þingvellir.

Turn 700 stats are here! Iceni's military lead has grown to the point that they have almost 1 million more troops than the second place Gauls.

Their tech lead has also expanded from 12 techs to 24. Holy shit. And it would be higher, but Boudicca has actually finished the tech tree.

She also has almost twice as much production as everyone else combined.

She puts that production to good use by building the international space station.

And the international games.

After a few turns of quiet, Boudicca attacks the Tlingit and instantly captures Chilkat. Sheiyksh of the Tlingit is eliminated in 9th place.

Boudicca then turns against the Mississippi!

Liverpool falls, but so far Tuskaloosa seems to be holding onto his core.

But he can only hold out for so long. 15 turns after the declaration of war, Moundville falls.

Syracuse and the Gauls then attack the Mississippi as well, and Tuskaloosa makes peace with Iceni by giving away Trujillo.

Boudicca instead attacks Peru. This should be a short war.

RIP Lima. Ramon Castilla of Peru is eliminated in 8th place.

Boudicca immediately turns her wrath against Syracuse. She's just picking off one civ after another!

Meanwhile, the Gauls finally capture Cahokia, eliminating Tuskaloosa of the Mississippi in 7th place.

Iceni captures Þingvellir...

All of a sudden, Syracuse and the Gauls both declare war on Iceland, turning this entire peninsula into a massive clusterfuck.

But before Dionysius can do anything, Iceni captures Vatnafjorður, and Syracuse is eliminated in 6th place.

16 turns later, the Gauls capture Reykjavik, eliminating Ingolfur Arnarson of Iceland in 5th place.

Boudicca attacks Taungoo, a civ that should have died ages ago. I actually failed to take a picture after Hanthawaddy fell, so I'll just say it here: Bayinnaung of Taungoo is eliminated in 4th place.

Look at that, guess who won the world's fair.

Boudicca attacks the Gauls! Vercingetorix has a full carpet, but something tells me it won't save him.

Indeed, XCOMs rapidly tear through the Gallic border cities, capturing Reykjavik, Tyre, Espoo, and Cahokia all on the same turn.

On the next turn, Bibracte is captured. Holy shit.

Sidon falls the turn after that...

And then, four turns later, Boudicca simultaneously captures Vienne, Syracuse, and Adranon. Vercingetorix of the Gauls is eliminated in third place.

Only two turns after that, Boudicca attacks the last remaining civ: the United Kingdom. How they survived this long, I have no idea, but for them to finish second is a noble deed and a wonderful way to conclude the mark!

After one turn of war, Boudicca captures both London and Birmingham, eliminating George V of the United Kingdom and winning Round 11 without forced war! This means that, with two wins, Boudicca of Iceni has won Groundhog Day MK. VI! (Read the next slide for Mk. VII details!)

Yes, of course there will be a Mk. VII! I will be posting the civ suggestion thread on Sunday, October 1st, and 10 a.m. US Mountain Time. That's noon on the east coast, 5 p.m. GMT, 7 p.m. in Israel (you're welcome, /u/UltraWorlds), and 2 a.m. Monday in Australia (sorry Aussies! Can't do a whole lot better, unfortunately!). Anyway, as a reminder, all 18 slots typically fill up with 45 minutes of posting, so get there quickly with a civ in mind. I'll see you all on Sunday!