Event: TUNEL

Designed by Baltic
Winner: Tomek

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Completion Criteria

  • Population: 5000
  • Kingdom Rating: 60* revised
  • Save in Dec 14 AD.

Winning Criteria

  • WC1: Prosperity
  • WC2: Population

Mission Briefing

Dear Friend,

It is with heavy heart that I send this letter to you. Your family has served Pharaoh for a long time and served him well. Now in this time of great difficulty, Pharaoh asks again that you might rise to the occasion. This may be the most serious and difficult task of your life.

We must build up a strong army and to do that, we must have copper for weapons. Alas, our copper mines are exhausted and we must supplement our meager imports from foreign lands no matter how hard and difficult the efforts.

Fortunately for us, a new deposit of copper has been recently been discovered in a hidden rock labyrinth where some long forgotten ancient civilization was trying to extract the ore. Although it is barely possible to get there by land, the trails are too steep and treacherous for caravans to bring the goods out. This makes the task difficult, but there is a way. Pharaoh has recruited a group of workers, willing to live and struggle in this isolated and distant land. He has sent them ahead and will send more as you work toward completing this task. They are there now, trying to bring the rich copper to the surface.

Your connection with the world of traders will be by river… a river that is too shallow for ship traffic most of the year. Only for 4 months of the year will the water be high enough to allow the ships to pass through safely. You will have to speed up the loading and unloading of ships if you want to succeed. The dock and shipyard have been built with great effort by the miners and must be protected; it can not be rebuilt.

And the Kushites are a threat everywhere in the Kingdom and you must be prepared to protect our precious mines for the Egyptian nation. They may have heard we found this new source, one never knows what stories are told in the bazaars and by the sailors.

But, my friend, this is not the only problem to solve. Ah, strange ideas have appeared among the miners, a superstitious lot at best. They ask now not only for food and wages, but they must have better housing, and .. entertainment and education. Don’ laugh, I know how ridiculous this idea seems, but we need the copper so badly we must not ignore their requests. You will have to comply with the demands of the TUNEL, the Trade Union of Native Egyptian Laborers, and ensure that the workers live in nice houses and have some amenities.

They do understand that this can’t be done all at once, but will want to see some progress. They will not wait too long. You have only about 15 years to build the city and don’t forget that Pharaoh’s requests for copper, weapons and troops are of utmost importance. Your contribution may help to save all of Egypt. Pharaoh is counting on you.

Good Luck to you!

Hint:

Message announcing “plain stone” increase by 1 Db” is reminder for required December save and is not part of game play.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Submittal date extended to July 21, 2000. Kingdom Rating requirement lowered from 80 to 60 on July 6, 2000 per Competition Board.