User Guide

uments required and remember to dispatch any neces-
sary burial provisions to provide for the deceased’s
afterlife, you will have no problem meeting the
Monument Rating goal.
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If you have trouble raising the city’s Prosperity, look
for the opposites to the positive influences listed
above. Chronic debt, trade deficits, missed tribute,
employment troubles, low wages, poor diet and low-
level housing all drag Prosperity down.
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The Kingdom Rating assesses your relationship with
others in Egypt. The best way to keep this rating high
is to devote yourself to serving the Kingdom.
Respond to requests for goods or military aid whenev-
er you can, and do not cave into requests from the
Kingdom’s enemies.
Make sure the city pays tribute every year by ensuring
that there is money in the coffers at the end of the
year. The amount of tribute the city owes is based on
the size of its population and whether it earned a prof-
it during the year. You can learn your current tribute
level by visiting your Overseer of the Treasury.
Take care not to go into debt. Going into debt will
also lower your Kingdom Rating. Others in the
Kingdom will begin to think that you are taking
advantage of the Kingdom’s generosity and frown
upon you.
You can also boost your Kingdom Rating by distribut-
ing your wealth to the Kingdom by sending gifts from
your family savings (see page 108).
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The Monument Rating assesses both the size and scope
of any monuments in the city, as well as how far along
they are in construction. If you complete all the mon-
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