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Date Posted: 09:57:38 08/15/03 Fri
Author: Elf
Subject: Full run through

Stirred into action by CCs enthusiasm and my own lack of RL, I ran through the full 8 years. Here is a complete (I think) list of events and consequences:

1) APR 1555 - offer of 3000db from Abedju. Refusing this gives +2 to KR, accepting gives -5.
2) MAR 1554 – request for 1600 grain in 6 months. Fulfilling gives +4.
3) JUL 1554 – offer of 1500db from Adedju. Refusing gives +2. .
4) SEP 1554 – request for 800 grain in 9 M. Fulfilling causes kingdom wages to decrease to 25. This is of no benefit because the contest rules say you can alter the wages you pay people. However, I assume that not fulfilling the request will cause a drop in KR so its probably best to comply.
5) JUN 1553 – request for 12 sandstone in 4M. Fulfilling gives +4.
6) SEP 1553 – request for troops within 4M. I was successful with 16 academy trained charioteers. 14 returned so I suspect fewer troops would have been adequate. Victory gives a grant of 400 beer. I did not accept this but received no benefit for the refusal, so this gift should be accepted.
7) FEB 1552 – extortion from Qaadesh for 4 chariots. I chose to not fulfill this as I don’t like extortion! This eventually led to an invasion (see later), but it was easy to deal with.
8) AUG 1552 – troop request at Jericho. 16 charioteers were successful, 12 came back. Victory is necessary or the trade route to Jericho is closed and you cannot import chariots.
9) JAN 1551 – request 800 papyrus in 9M. This is hard because papyrus is so expensive. But its worthwhile as complying gives +13 on KR.
10) JUL 1551 – troop request at Tyre. Again 16 charioteers were successful, 12 came back. Victory is necessary or the trade route to Tyre is closed and you cannot import copper.
11) AUG 1551 – extortion by Pharaoh, wants 500db in 3M. I chose to comply but next time might not and see what kind of invasion it triggers. There was no direct benefit from complying except that Pharaoh didn’t attack.
12) MAR 1550 – troop request at Byblos. 16 charioteers were successful, but only 8 came back. Victory is necessary or the trade route to Byblos closes and you can’t import linen.
13) AUG 1550 – invasion, which I assume is because I didn’t send the 4 chariots to Qaadesh. Easy to deal with except that your troops are still away at Byblos, so need another small army.
14) FEB 1549 – request 20 granite in 9M. Fulfilling gives +4.
15) OCT 1549 – troop request within 6M at Qaadesh. 14 charioteers were NOT enough. Next run through I’ll try to have a full company. Defeat causes Qaadesh to sell less game meat. Be careful not to send troops too early, you might need them for the attack in DEC 1540.
16) DEC 1549 – Pharaoh attacks. Very easy to deal with, but you must not have already sent all your troops to Qaadesh!
17) APR 1548 – request for 800 wood in 5M. Timing here is critical because complying gives you 400 luxury goods which are needed to evolve your houses to manors. You need the lux goods asap to give the prosperity rating enough time to increase.

In a response to this message I'll try to share what I have learnt in playing through the entire game.

Regards,
Elf

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