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Roxy Rosenthal
Roxy Rosenthal

Mar-20-2006 22:37

Here are 3 suggestions I'd love to see or at least hear feedback on -
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I'd love to see new cities:

(Yeah, I know it's been mentioned before, but I don't recall where) Anyway, here are my city suggestions.

Chicago :
Think gangsters - Think Al Capone - Think big time liquor smuggling from Canada.

Montreal :
As someone else noted it was an important city at this time. BTW - Here is a neat interactive game thingy for 1920s Montreal. It has questions such as what would you wear to a nightclub in 1928's Montreal. It can be found here:
http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/game_0_1920s/index_1.html

Constantinople/Istanbul : A city with an unmatched history. At the time was undergoing an incredible changes. It was/is the gateway between Europe and the Orient. (only problem here is which name to use... as Constantinople was officially renamed Istanbul in 1930)

Paris : The city of lights rebounded from WWI with gusto. This between World wars time was called "The Glamour Years" and "Jazz Age" for Paris. At this time it had the café society, high fashion, and gave birth to both Art Deco and Surrealism. C'est la Vie

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Travel options:

By offering different travel options (boat, train, car, airbus) you can spend more money but save turns, or conversely save turns but sink more money. Here are some made-up examples - others might have a better idea as to how much a turn is worth.

Travel from New York to London
by boat ($2000 and 2 turns)
by airbus/airplane ($6000 and 1 turn)

Travel from Delhi to Shanghai
by automobile ($1000 and 3 turns)
by train ($2000 and 2 turns)
by airbus/airplane ($6000 and 1 turn)

Travel from New York to Delhi
by boat and automobile ($3000 and 5 turns)
by boat and train ($4000 and 4 turns)
by airbus/airplane ($8000 and 3 turns)

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Greyling
Greyling

Mar-22-2006 02:12

Teehee :D


Oh, and I hear you, Squirrel, a merge button would be great (although possibly a bit confusing too) - maybe it's time for another picket lining? ;)

Come to think of it (and now I'm on my way off topic), but I know another person who's been known to assume a Secret Squirrel identity and he's Australian too - so can't help wondering if Secret Squirrels are a quite the thing downunder?

reda
reda
Well-Connected

Mar-22-2006 02:21

I think Cairo or Jeruzalem could have been intresting at the time. Im not big in history, but thought there were many forigen "archeologists" trying to steal treasures back then.
And think about the camel rides LOL that would be "fun".
Bribing is an art form there and the shopkeepers can all be in a market.

Greyling
Greyling

Mar-22-2006 02:44

Sounds great - oh, and according to BBC's Egypt game, the excavations in 1922 attracted a lot of tourists so lots of activities. And there are also lots of excellent pictures around from that time period :)

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Mar-22-2006 05:13

Does this new city necessarily have to be located on this planet? I hear everybody scream "there was no such thing as space aviation in those days", but maybe the works of Jules Verne might be inspiring...

:)

Charlie Cain
Charlie Cain
Thespian

Mar-22-2006 05:28

I would like to see chicago or detroit, egypt would be cool too.

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Mar-28-2006 06:32

Doesn't really matter which cities are added.... If the reward for treasure hunts would be increased like up to 100,000 or 200,000 $ and spread over 4 or 5 cities, it would certainly increase the challenge!

R Anstett
R Anstett

Mar-28-2006 07:51

We do have hunts that require visiting 3 of the cities already.

I think that creating a 'super hunt' at that level once a year where it is a combination of new Featured Mysteries and traditional Random Mysteries would be fun. Restrict it to only lone wolves (those not in agencies) and it becomes a worthwhile challenge that all subscribers can participate in.

I bet people would drop out of agencies just to participate in such an event.

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