Citizens of Egypt,

I thought this would be a good time for a newsletter. Last week, FilePlanet featured A Tale in the Desert on their front page, and over 1300 new players have arrived on Welcoming Island. Many of these folks have now joined A Tale in the Desert, and so I thought a really great event would be a "Welcome Back Weekend" for any ATITD veterans taking a break from the game. So, we'll do that starting this Friday, 12:00 Noon EST (GMT-0500), running through Sunday afternoon. As always, no credit card needed, just log on and meet up with old friends. It will be a very busy weekend... Long, long ago in Egyptian History (during ATITD 1), there was Kemet - a separate German-language-only telling. Though small in number, the pioneers of Kemet overcame tremendous odds to build a single monument that stands to this day in the desert of Nile Delta. This "Ancient Monument of Worship" is inscribed with a challenge known as the Test of the Holy Shrine. Our generation will face that Test, this Saturday at 12:00 Noon EST (GMT-0500). I always say that a good way to celebrate anything is by eating and drinking too much, so also on Saturday beginning around 1:00PM EST (GMT-0500), we'll be having the first ever Egyptian Mutton Festival. This event is competitive, but in a way unlike anything we've ever done. I'll have a detailed explanation of the rules as the event starts. The prizes - awarded to both chefs and gourmands - are rare and valuable Cucumber seeds. I hope everyone will join me in consuming huge quantities of mutton this weekend!

On the Nile,

Teppy (Pharaoh)