Playing God

What I have learned about everyday life in ancient Egypt from playing Sierra's Pharaoh with the Cleopatra expansion pack:

1. Food production (dried ostritch meat, chickpeas) isn't nearly as important as beer production.

2. You have to host a drunken block party at least once a month or the gods send a plague.

3. Don't build a bridge in a marshy area or alligators will eat your building inspectors.