Challenge rules revision:
I have now played this game for about 8 rounds, that is I played all my households (8 ), 3 days per family, 8 times :)
I've noticed several things, for example, it is still not different enough to be raised in the peasant class from being raised in the royal class. So how can I make this even more different, I wonder.
Another thing is that I feel the Sims game does not provide enough randomize events to keep things interesting.
Further, I've also put some thoughts into the fact that "back in the days" infants/children died quite often, which could change a line of succession quite drastically.
After reading
natasha699's TS3 RKC version I got inspired to introduce the following rules:
General rules:
- There may not be a school in town. (Send the kids you can (according to the rules) to boarding school)
- When a child is born and every birthday up until and including when they become a child, roll a dice, if the number is 1 the child dies
- Nobility and Royalty should have public marriages, merchant can get married publicly and at home, whilst peasants only can get married at home
Peasant:
- All animals has to be strays. May not purchase animals.
- Children may not go to school
- Animals may not live indoors
Every 4 rounds, throw a dice to choose a random event:
1. Religious Crusade: Everyone must pay extra tax towards the church. Royals and Nobels pay 25%, Merchants and Peasants pay 50%
2. Plague: Roll 1 dice to see how many sims die. You must afterward kill that exact same amount of sims in game, they must be from at least 2 different classes.
3. War: Everyone must pay 25% of all their money to the King.
4. Golden Age: One free skill item for each household. (Easel, guitar, chess table, etc.)
5. Religious Uprising: Everyone must deposit all their skill items into their family inventory, and must never move them out of there, therefor, forcing them to buy new ones.
6. Royal Assassination: Roll a dice: 1, 2, the king dies. 3 and the queen dies. 4 the royal heir dies. 5 anyone (even servants living in the royal castle) dies, you pick who. 6 the assassination attempt fails, no one dies.
What do you think? :D
Can't wait to try them out!