Test of the Singing Cicada

Overview

Find cicada cages placed around Egypt by other players, then place your own for a stream of points.

The Test of the Singing Cicada is one of the 7 Tests of the Human Body, and is also the way to permanently increase one's Speed attribute. The test focuses on exploration, particularly of remote or hard-to-reach areas in Egypt.

Hidden across the Egyptian landscape are dozens of cicada cages, detectable mainly through the continuous chirping sounds they emit. A player who comes across a cicada cage is allowed to take a cicada from it (provided the player has signed up for the Cicada test). When a player has collected enough cicadas, he may build and place a cicada cage of his own. Cages disappear after 7 players have discovered them.

Cicada points are earned both by finding other players' cages (a single bonus for each cage found) and by building your own (points earned continuously for as long as your cages survive). Every 3 Egypt days, the 21 players with the highest scores receive 1 permanent Speed point. They then all lose cicada points equal to the 21st player's score.

To pass the test, a player must achieve a permanent Speed of 7. Players may continue to gain Speed points through this test even after passing.

Principles

• Find your first Cicada Cage
• Check Status using your Tests Menu
• Accumulate 1000 Cicada Points (Check Status)
• Turn in enough (4-9) Cicadas to build a cage (see Cage Costs for up-to-date requirements)
• Place your Cage (requires one Linen and four Boards)

Demonstrating the Principle

What it took to unlock the test for Egypt. ??

Demonstrated by Malard in Meroe on 2009-01-09.

Details

More information here.

Cicada Chirp mp3 file

Related Pages

• Who Got Speed
• Cage Costs