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Rich
Man's Blues
By Cherub bobT
Episode 1 Metal Magic
Shrine to Hades
Population of 1000
This opening episode is rather easy and is customary
to all of Impressions great adventure. Start off simply by establishing
a small community. You will need to establish trade with Atlantis
to get the black marble required to complete the Shrine. As you
build your shrine, also get as much trade as you can going for marble.
This will help you offset costs that you will incur. I would also
suggest you build a wall and tower near the wolves on the right
of your map, but keep the tower to the left of the river. You will
want to knock off the wolves as much as you can. Food will always
be a concern throughout the adventure.
Episode 2 Caribbean Queen
Sanctuary to Hades
Yearly profit 1000
Slay Chimera
16 jugs of olive oil for colony
This episode heats up a bit with the invasions of
Demeter and Chimera. Calling upon Bellephron will require you to
build up 3 horse ranches. Trade for wheat and keep any existing
food supplies handy. You will lose the large area of fertile land
to the east of the river on the right side of your map, so plan
on lots of goats and olive trees in the small mountain fertile land
on the left of your map.
Demeter will invade continually until you complete
this episode. Get all of your efforts focused on building Hades
sanctuary right from the start of the episode. Make sure you watch
for the requirements of the hero, as the longer you have to wait
to summon him, the worse off your city will be. Don't be afraid
of requesting goods from your allies and neighbours. You now also
have access to wine for trade and will need to take advantage of
that early on in the episode. Do not wait until the Chimera attacks
to put together the needed requirements.
Colony 1 Doto Almost Paradise
This colony episode will give you a chance to gather
up some much needed Drachma for later in the adventure. The goals
are fairly straight forward and planning is the simple key. Once
you have everything needed to summon Odysseus just let him sit around
town until you are satisfied with the amount of Drachma collected.
You will have no problem spending it later on.
Episode 4 Cant get no Satisfaction
Sanctuary to Hades
Major Shrine to Aphrodite
Quest from Aphrodite
Yearly Profit 2800
Heading home from your colony, your first and most
important task will be to get a sanctuary built to Aphrodite. She
will defend your city against the raids of Ares and he will visit
on a regular basis in this episode. As things move along, you will
have to keep a very close eye on your food supply. Trade, gift,
and do what ever is necessary to keep the food supplies up. Demeter
will continue to visit your city as well, and the best coarse of
action with her at this time will be to follow her around, replacing
any buildings she may destroy. Once Aphrodite is completed, then
move on to the major shrine. Again, trade and gifts will be the
key to moving along at a good pace. The longer you dwell in the
episode, the more God invasions you will deal with.
Episode 5 Why cant we be Friends
Sanctuary to Hades
Sanctuary to Hera
Slay the Dragon
Profit of 3800 Dr
This is the boiling point. Since you have a sanctuary
to Hades, you will be fairly safe from Athenas invasions. So, the
key here is to get the sanctuary to Hera up and running as quickly
as possible. Both Zeus and Athena will terrorize your city on a
regular basis in this episode. Without Hera, you will be in trouble.
Additionally, Ares will visit, but if you have the Aphrodite sanctuary
completed, you will be safe. Ares will also drop off the dragon
in this episode. The dragon will appear on the small parcel of land
holding orichalc. If you delete any bridges you may have going over
to that area of land, you will trap the dragon. From there, you
have a chance to gather up the needs for your hero, without having
to deal with the dragon and its damage. Check over your trading
partners, as they will change often in the whole adventure. Delete
any trade posts you may have that are no longer functioning. Free
up labour and build a small fleet of ships for the hero.
Episode 6 One Thing Leads to Another
Slay Cyclops
Sanctuary to Hades
Pyramid to the Pantheon
Treasury of 65000 Dr
This is the toughest of all episodes and the final
challenge. The key once again, is make sure all of your sanctuaries
are in fully working order. You will need each of them to provide
the protection and also supplies needed to finish the adventure.
If you haven't done so, make sure your God of wine is around as
well. He will be needed to fulfill goals. You will be invaded by
all of the Gods in this episode. At times it may seem over powering,
but if you have all the sanctuaries needed, you should get through
the God issues fairly easily. One thing you should do here, is request
Drachma from all of your friends. Gain as much financial strength
as possible. Battles to come may require bribes just to survive.
Let the Pantheon get built slowly. You will not be in any major
hurry. Two times you will be invaded by Monsters. The Cyclops should
be fairly easy to deal with if you make sure you have all needed
supplies prior to his arrival. This way you can summon the Hero
and wait. The dragon will once again visit you, and again trapping
him is the safest method of dealing with him.
Once you are done, wipe the sweat off your brow and
thank Impressions for another nail biter.
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