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money the city would make if everyone was registered
for the tax.
Overseer of Monuments
Your Overseer of Monuments provides a list of mon-
uments that are required to win a mission and a gen-
eral status report on any monument construction
projects. He also oversees the dispatch of burial provi-
sions for tombs should they be required.
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If you want to learn more about a certain aspect of the
city, viewing the city with an overlay could give you
the information you need. Overlays can be essential as
you plan a city.
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es the adequacy of access to education and also reports
any demands your citizens are making for new educa-
tion structures. Meeting citizens’ demands for educa-
tion can also boost the city’s Culture Rating.
Overseer of Diversions
Your Overseer of Diversions knows how many juggler’s
stages, musicians’ stages and dancers’ stages are work-
ing in the city. He also reports the number of Senet
Houses that are entertaining the public. He estimates
how many people can benefit from your city’s stages
and gauges citizens’ satisfaction with their entertain-
ment options. He can also help you improve the city’s
Culture Rating. If he reports that access to entertain-
ment is inadequate, build more entertainment struc-
tures to boost the rating.
Overseer of the Temples
Your Overseer of the Temples knows which gods are
worshiped in the city and whether or not the city has a
patron god. He also assesses how appeased the gods
are. He reports how many Shrines, Temples and
Temple Complexes are working in the city and if peo-
ple are demanding more access to religious facilities.
He can also help plan a festival (see page 124 for
more). Ensuring that citizens have good access to reli-
gion improves the city’s Culture Rating.
Overseer of the Treasury
Your Overseer of the Treasury keeps a ledger of the
city’s income and expenditures. He provides the pre-
vious year’s ledger for purpose of comparison. Go to
your Overseer of the Treasury to set a new tax rate and
to see what percentage of the population is currently
registered to pay taxes. He also tells how much more
Managing Your City
Chief Overseer
The Chief Overseer, a sort of Overseer of the
Overseers, is the most important Overseer in the
city. Your Chief Overseer works with your other
Overseers to provide a summary of the city’s status
in a number of areas. He alerts you to pressing
problems that should be dealt with immediately.
He’s a good person to turn to if you’re not sure
what problems face the city. He can help you decide
what to do to make your city a better place to live.
Your Chief Overseer also knows the latest Nilometer
prediction regarding the coming flood and when it
is anticipated to occur. He is also the source for
information regarding City Sentiment. If citizens
are not happy, your Chief Overseer will let you
know so, and why.
For more specific infor-
mation on any monu-
ment, info-click on the
monument site to check
in with the Construction
Foreman (see page 131).