2010 - After Easter Contest - Lost Horizons

Many years ago, your friend Ronald Coleman left in search of Shangri La. Now you receive an urgent message from him begging your help in freeing his mountain paradise from the clutches of an evil dictator supported by pirates and other allies. Littl ...

Many years ago, your friend Ronald Coleman left in search of Shangri La. Now you receive an urgent message from him begging your help in freeing his mountain paradise from the clutches of an evil dictator supported by pirates and other allies. Little does your friend know that you have fallen on hard times. But undeterred you strike out with your only ship and what supplies you can gather. Your friend tells you that after you free Shangri La, you should build a city to protect his peaceful valley from future invasion.

1) Liberate Shangri La. Do this by destroying the towers and the dictator's soldiers. Do not destroy houses, farms or buildings in Shangri La. You may destroy ornamental planters.

2) Defeat the pirates. Defeat the AI on the small outer islands.

3) Build your own city of Aristocrats.

Points will be awarded as follows:
a) One point for each aristocrat.
b) Points equal to gold balance (taxes minus expenses).
c) 1000 points for a palace.
d) 2000 points for a cathedral.
e) Minus 150 points for each of your own soldiers lost.