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Famine
threatens the whole land! Osiris
must be angry, because the floods in the last
years come irregularly or not at all. In this hard time,
our brave troops have captured Kharga Oasis from Bedouins.
This oasis is small, but near it is a place that can
save us from starvation: Wadi Hassan. Each year when
the rain falls in the mountains, a strong current of
water runs through the usually dry riverbed and fills
a great reservoir. After some time, the water vanishes--
but obviously, it does not evaporate.-- it must soak
into the sandstone bedrock, because the area of the
reservoir is very fertile and has enough water over
the entire year.
You
have a unique chance to build our first glorious
city deep in the desert. All other large cities are
situated on the Nile or near it, because of transport
and food sources -- but now, with Osiris wrath upon
us -- we have to find other sources of food. Build a
prosperous city, with a Temple Complex to honor Osiris
and a Sun Temple, and be prepared to supply Egyptian
cities with food.
There are virtually no raw materials in this
area, except sandstone, but other cities will gladly
sell you everything you desire, and if you help them
in this time of famine, you are likely to be rewarded.
Remember, that everyone is struggling these days, and
it might be better to be considerate of other city's
difficulties as well as your own....
Some
trees do grow in this area and you can increase
your income through the export of valuable wood. You
may even get a chance to export some beer, but as people
say that beer from this area is not good, it may not
be very profitable. Exports of food could prove to be
more lucrative than usual, prices are high because of
low supplies throughout Egypt. As
always, construction projects need wood. And, the rumor
is that Abu is expanding their mining efforts. This
could prove valuable to you as Pharaoh has plans for
a large monument in another city and would be pleased
if you can amass some future grave goods to honor his
ancestors. The Bedouins were crushed heavily in the
battle, but they will recover in time. They are also
hungry in this time of famine and will try to steal
some food from you. Be ready for them.
And
remember, you were sent to Wadi Hassan because
Egypt needs food - if you fail to supply it, you will
feel the wrath of Pharaoh!
Good luck!
Hint:
- Message
announcing "granite price increase by 1 Db"
is reminder for required December save and is not
part of game play
Note:
Wadi Expert zip pak
includes Tomek (1st place) Cornelius (2nd place) and
JWorth (3rd place) and text explanation of trading bug
found during competion
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