tones- Score: 49,780  Victory: Diplomatic in 1850 (new leader)

Carlucas- Score: 28,578 Victory: Domination in 1956

Artymus- Score: 22,871 Victory: Domination in 2003

Good Job guys.. this makes 5 submissions this month with another week of time left for any stragglers..

It's about time someone knocked NC off of his lofty perch... (if only for a little while.. )

Remember, the May GOTM is still in progress 'til the end of the month.

You may all rise.

I would like to thank my agent, the production team at Fireaxis, 1BC management and Mr Fluffy, and I accept this wonderful hand-crafted pewter statuette on behalf of them all.

It is, of course, an honour and a privilege for you to be here and listen to my self-congratulatory rhetoric but, ha ha, you're here now so you're trapped. The doors have been closed and locked and no one will be allowed to leave until the applause is at staggering, nay, deafening volume.

I would love to give you all the benefit of my brilliance and unbeatable game strategies but, unfortunately, I have forgotten them. I get very confused these days. I seem to remember nuking some Alphans but that can't be right can it? There were definitely some Zulus involved but I think I accidentally killed them somehow. They were yellow, I remember that. Then there was a blue lot and a green lot. I think the green lot got all uppity so me and the blue guys went and kicked the living crap out of the buggers. I was white, I think, but had redcoats, so I don't understand. It's all rather hazy and distant.

Oh yes, I think we were all the same religion or something and I gave another blue lot (diffent blue this. See, confusin' innit?) their city back wot someone (the greenies?) had stole, and they were so grateful everybody voted for me in some weird election. I think there were some purple guys somewhere. Who the hell were they?

Anyway, it was all a bit of a surprise I can tell you, but don't let that stop you clappin' and telling me how brilliant I am.

Right, where's the booze?