Contest 26: Menes Menagerie
Welcome to the contest pages for Contest 26: Menes Menagerie. This is a Zeus contest, and may be played with Zeus V1.1 or Poseidon V2.1. Use the links below to download the starting positions:
Menes
Menagerie (Titan Difficulty)
Menes Menagerie
(Mortal Difficulty)
files are in an executable format
Menes
Menagerie (Titan Difficulty)
Menes Menagerie
(Mortal Difficulty)
files are in a zip format
After downloading, players should run the executable, and follow the
on screen instructions. When prompted, choose to extract the archive to
the directory in which Zeus.exe is located (by default C:\Impressions
Games\Zeus\save\).
Please make sure you play the game from the start at the correct level
of difficulty. Select Options, Difficulty and check it. If necessary adjust
the difficulty, select new game and reselect the Menes Menagerie saved
game. Now you can play.
Story
Menes has a task for you, lure the three invading animals to each of the three islands in the centre of the map, it would not be a good idea to let them mix, we don't want them fighting do we? He is an impatient man so speed is of the essence.
Oh! and it would not be a good idea to end in debt, Menes is a thrifty man and he despises waste.
Rules
All entries must meet the following completion criteria at the time of submission:
- City not in Debt
- Each monster on its own island
The valid entries will then be separated according to the following winning criteria:
- Speed
- Number of Rabble (highest wins)
- Treasury (highest wins)
For example, the following entries would be ranked in this order:
- Completed in 20 months, 23 rabble, 10 Drachmae
- Completed in 22 months, 36 rabble, 1450 Drachmae
- Completed in 22 months, 30 rabble, 10578 Drachmae
Designer's Notes
Remember to save your game every December. These saved games should not be submitted with your entry, but must be made available should we request them during judging. An increase in the price of wine (a non-tradeable commodity) is scripted to occur every December as a reminder.
Menes Menagerie was created by Stringbags.
The beta-testers were Lady Mags and JuliaSet; many thanks
for their helpful comments and suggestions.
This contest closes Sunday, March 30, at 11 PM EST, 2003
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