You must be registered to compete in the Pharaoh Cup Competition 2001. Submittals will be checked against the registration list and only registered players will be allowed to compete.

• Download the event from the event description page in the form of a zipped saved game. Read the criteria, play the game, save each December. When the event is ready to submit,

• Save your final submission as "event-class-yourname.sav".
• Zip the event and name with the same convention: "event-class-yourname.zip". If the event name is composed of several words, use on the first word to save space (e.g. Chariot instead of Chariot Island). You can abbreviate the class to "Exp" or "Nov" if your name is long, but please use your full name to avoid possible duplicates.

• Important Note: You must submit your entry with your forum registration name. We must be able to match your entry with your registration. If you are registered as SuperStar, then your saved game must be "event-class-superstar.sav". Remember, the file must not have spaces or the submittal form will not work. Read the instructions on the form and please use comment box if there is any doubt about who you are.

• Submit your zipped file using this form before the date posted for the end of the individual event. Time is always midnight of the time zone you live in.

• You must save your game each December. These saved games are not to be submitted with your entry, but may be asked for during the evaluation. During game play, at the beginning of December each year, you will receive a message about increased price of Granite - this is a reminder to save your game.
  

• The Pharaoh Enhancement Pack must be installed. You can download the Enhancement pack here. You may play with the v1.2 upgrade if available in your geographical area.

• Important Note: These events were designed to be played with the original Pharaoh game. The Kingdom map may become corrupted if you play with Cleopatra installed, and we may not be able to evaluate your submittal. Please see this thread for instructions for separate Pharaoh/Cleo installations or you may uninstall Cleopatra for the duration of the competition.
  
  

• Expert Class participants must play all events at Hard difficulty. Novice Class participants play at Normal difficulty level.

• Only one submission per person per event allowed. If you submit more than one entry, only the first entry will be scored.

• Game Play and Allowables/Cheats

  • Unless specifically prohibited in the Event Description and/or by the Criteria, you are allowed to:
• use all game play features such as gardens/walls for animal control, multiple recruiters, free add-ons to temple complexes, free gardens, roads and plazas or delete by dragging tool off the map.
• adjust your salary, send gifts, organize festivals as you wish.
• save the game multiple times during game play until reaching level of satisfaction for final submission.
• submit saved games with high unemployment, worker shortages, epidemics or crime.
• pay workers any wages you wish and impose any taxes you wish, and change them in any moment during the game.
• ignore the gods or worship them and be at any terms with the gods at the time of final saving for submittal.
• be at any terms with your city; people may be leaving or unhappy.

 

• Not allowed
• alteration of the original Pharaoh_model_*.txt file; no modification is allowed.
• deletion of any of the messages you receive during game play.
• use of any cheats to enhance effects (such as Sun Disk) or provide additional funds or instant victory.
• modifying the Event *.sav files with an binary editor or any program except Pharaoh (playing the game modifies the sav file and that is allowed).
• may not change your difficulty level below the level required in your class.

 

• All questions and comments can be posted in the Competition Corner under the appropriate FAQ thread. Contestants are advised to not post final times or ratings achieved during the event, or mention any particular strategy that may give your fellow competitors an advantage. Be Warned! Player comments may be removed by the Competition Board if in their judgment you have said too much.

• Comments, suggestions or criticisms may be directed to Angel Gustavia, Angel Baltic or Cherub Bradius at the Competition Board. This volunteer Board is overworked, uncompensated and totally incorruptible :)