| 17.37. Amusing a victorious player |
1. When it happens. When the player chooses "AMUSING" from the short menu of choices after a game has been won. Traditionally, this is where the author gets to point out quirky by-ways of the game, or make some final acknowledgements, or simply salute the player's perseverance. Note that the AMUSING option is only offered when a game has ended in victory, and that it is only offered if there is at least one rule present in the "for amusing a victorious player" rulebook.
2. The default behaviour. None. The "for amusing a victorious player" rulebook is empty by default, and no amusement is available.
3. Examples. The format would be like so:
Rule for amusing a victorious player: say "Hmm. You're easily amused."
|  Example Xerxes Offering the player a menu of things to read after winning the game. | |
Building a menu is moderately tedious, so we will rely on the standard menu extensions provided. Thus:
"Xerxes"
Include Basic Screen Effects by Emily Short. Include Menus by Emily Short.
Table of Amusing Matter
title | subtable | description | toggle |
"Cult Revisions" | a table-name | "Did you try... [paragraph break] banning the worship of Seth? [line break] of Dionysus? [line break] assigning all your priests to Re? [line break] assigning male priests to Cybele? [line break] assigning married priestesses to Hestia? [line break] identifying one god as another (e.g., Isis and Hecate)? [line break] identifying a mortal as a god (e.g., Alexander as Helios-Apollo)?" | a rule |
"Military Revisions" | a table-name | "Did you try... [paragraph break] allying a Greek city-state with the Persians? (try >MEDIZE) [line break] playing Athens as a land-based power?" | a rule |
Rule for amusing a victorious player:
change the current menu to the Table of Amusing Matter;
change the current menu title to "Things to Try";
carry out the displaying activity;
clear the screen.
Omitting about a half million words from this rigorous and educational but nonetheless enthralling simulation of centuries of history, culture, and religion, we will skip directly to:
Athens is a room.
Every turn:
if the score is greater than 10000, end the game in victory.
When play begins: change the score to 10001.
Test me with "z".
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