Contest 43 and 44: Double Crown, a Special Cleopatra Event:
Introduction:
Welcome to the contest pages for Contest 43 and 44: Double Crown. This is a Cleopatra Special Event and should be played with Cleopatra V2.1. Use the link below to download the starting position:
Red Crown (Easy Difficulty)
Red Crown (Hard Difficulty)
White
Crown (Easy Difficulty)
White Crown (Hard Difficulty)
files are in zip format
After downloading, players should unzip the selected saves and place the save file in your family name directory. To play, start the game, go to your family, and select "Load saved game". You will find White Crown and Red Crown as a saved game. Before you start playing check the difficulty setting for the proper starting position. If necessary, adjust the difficulty, select load game and reselect " White Crown or Red Crown" Contest. Now you can play.
As this is a special type of competition, a number of special rules apply. So, read everything very carefully.
The Upper and Lower Egypt crowns are to be won, the best total scorer of both lands will be declared the "Lord of the Two Lands, Bearer of the Double Crown"
This Contest consists of two maps. A winner will be decided for (easy and hard) for White Crown, (contest map 44). Another winner for easy and hard will be decided for Red Crown, (contest map 43). One may choose to submit only one of these maps, but the Grand Winner, The Ruler of Two lands, Bearer of the Double Crown, will be determined by the total of best scores for the combined submissions at the same difficulty level. To be eligible for the Double Crown, you must submit entries in both contests. You may not mix easy for one submission and hard for another. Note that you have slightly more than a month to complete both maps.
Are you fit to Rule Egypt and wear the Double Crown?
Red Crown (contest 43): The Story
Lower Egypt-The Red Crown
"A new era dawned for Egypt after the Hyksos had been expelled.
This period, the New Kingdom, was the age of empire. The once-peaceful
Egyptians, having learned new techniques of warfare, embarked on foreign
conquest on a large scale. The empire reached its peak under Thutmose
III under the regency of his Aunt, Hatshepsut He fought many campaigns
in Asia and extended Egypt's rule to the Euphrates.
Slaves and tribute poured into Egypt from the conquered nations. The tribute
was paid in goods, for the ancient world still did not have money. Wall
paintings show people from Nubia, Babylon, Syria, and Palestine bearing
presents on their backs and bowing humbly before the pharaoh. "
Completion Criteria:
- Culture - 50
- Prosperity - 50
- Kingdom Rating - 50
- Build Small Royal Burial Tomb and supply with grave goods.
- Save game in Dec. 1489 BC
Winning Criteria:
- Number of Charioteers + number of chariots stored as reported by advisers.
- Prosperity (only to be used in the case of a draw for WC1)
Notes:
There is a price increase for wood each December that reminds you to save your game. Wood plays a major part in this scenario.
The monument speed up function may be used.
Thebes will require building materials, the consequences of refusal are dire.
Changing the city names from "Egyptian" to "Classical" will improve the enjoyment of the scenario.
The Second part of this contest is:
White Crown(contest 44): The Story
Upper Egypt-The White Crown
"The Egyptian rulers used their new wealth and slaves to repair the old temples and build new ones. Hatshepsut, Egypt's first great female leader, enlarged the great Temple of Amen at El Karnak. She also built her own beautiful temple at Deir el Bahri."
Queen Hatshepsut sent a naval expedition to find the fabled Land of Punt (translates to The Land of God) that was inhabited by dark-skinned peoples who lived in conical roofed dwellings raised on stilts and reached by ladders and ruled by King Parakhu and Queen Aty.
It was said that this land lies far to the south on the farthest shores of the Great Green (the Red Sea in modern times).
Here, it was said, grew the mythical aromatic woods called Tyshepses and Khesyt and the green gold of Amu and where spices and incense were abundant; where baboons and dogs and panthers provide skins and where the precious Antyu tree and Myrrh tree grows that will be needed for the gardens of the temple to Amen that you will build.
Completion Criteria:
- Culture - 75
- Prosperity - 50
- Kingdom Rating - 50
- Build Mausoleum and supply with grave goods
- City must have a working zoo.
- Save game in Dec. 1473 BC
Winning Criteria:
- Number of Charioteers + number of chariots stored as reported by advisers.
- Prosperity (only to be used in the case of a draw for WC1)
White Crown Contest: Designers' Advice
There is a price increase for wood each December that reminds you to save your game. Wood plays a major part in this scenario.
The monument speed up function may be used.
You will need to protect the gold mines of Nubia from Nubian and Bedouin brigands.
A large fleet is required to carry the expedition to Punt so be ready.
Changing the city names from "Egyptian" to "Classical" will improve the enjoyment of the scenario.
Double Crown Contest: Designers' Advice
Beta Testers for the Double Crown are: Lady Mags, Robroy, and JuliaSet.
For deciding a tie for the Double Crown, the rank of the finals will decide the outcome. For example if Mary won White Crown Hard, but she came in third for Red Crown Hard, and if Joe placed second in both, but the totals charioteers and saved chariots are the same for each player, and their prosperity was the same, then Mary would win as she placed first for one game.
This contest closes Wednesday, February 25th, at 11 PM EST, 2004.
This contest has ended.
Good luck and have fun!
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