Topic Subject:Brugle, how long to play Waset and Thinis?
grandpa68 Pleb
posted 01-24-04 03:00 ET (US)
I have been looking at your completed cities in my outsider folder. How long does it actually take you to complete these cities? For example; Thinis and Waset and I don't mean game years. I finished Dakla Oasis and now at the point of deciding between the above 2 cities.
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Brugle HG Alumnus
posted 01-24-04 09:34
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There is a text file along with the saved game in each of my downloads. The text files for both Waset and Thinis mention that their design and construction are described in specific threads. Examining the dates of the various posts show that I took about a week to plan Waset and another week to build it. The planning time for Thinis is not available, but I took about a month to build it. I don't know my actual playing time for each city, so I'll guess 20 hours for design and 15 hours for construction (not counting time spent posting here--playing the game may be quicker than writing about it). Sometimes design takes a lot longer, if there are a lot of considerations or if I make a lot of false starts.
I obviously enjoy planning and careful construction, and like to give myself extra challenges. Some good players are much faster. I admire players who can make a good-looking well-functioning city in just a few hours.
If you're trying to decide between Waset and Thinis, you might read some threads (not just mine) on them. They are quite different--Waset has a sun temple and small pyramid to build with very little fighting, while Thinis has no monuments but lots of fighting (especially around the fifteenth year if you haven't won by then). Some players have money problems in Thinis, but both cities can make plenty of money.
By the way, please use an informative thread subject, which might help someone else who has the same question.
Granite Q Angel
posted 01-25-04 07:57
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"informative thread subject" _ done
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