The Anatolian Journey

The Sericum Via II · The Anatolian Journey

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Which climatic zone do you want to start? <img src="assets/main-map.png" alt="main-map" border="0"> [[1.Cold and mountainous (R) |1.Cold and mountainous]] [[2.Mild and humid]] [[3.Warm and dry]] [[4.Hot and humid]] (set: $gameDay to 180) --- <font size = "-3"><p style="color:grey">Note: This is the Alpha version! We recommend you to choose (R) tagged choices to play the Alpha version of the game.</font><br />

You must decide which season do you want to start in a cold and mountainous climatic zone? Note: These choices will affect the difficulty of the game stages. <img src="assets/Cold-mountainous.png" alt="Cold-mountainous" border="0"> [[1.Winter |Very hard]] [[2.Fall (R) |Hard]] [[3.Spring |Medium]] [[4.Summer |Easy]]

You must decide which season do you want to start in a warm and dry climatic zone? Note: These choices will affect the difficulty of the game stages. <img src="assets/warm-and-dry-small.png" alt="warm-and-dry-small" border="0"> [[1.Winter|Easy]] [[2.Fall |Medium]] [[3.Spring (R) |Hard]] [[4.Summer|Very hard]]

You must decide which season do you want to start in a hot and humid climatic zone? Note: These choices will affect the difficulty of the game stages. <img src="assets/hot-humid-small.png" alt="hot-humid-small" border="0"> [[1.Winter|Easy]] [[2.Fall |Medium]] [[3.Spring (R)|Hard]] [[4.Summer|Very hard]]

The //Anatolian Journey// Journey Along the Silk Road... ---- [[Start the game (R)|Story0]] [[Learn More|Learn about the game theorys]] ---- <div class="sv-note">The Sericum Via 2 · Alpha version. Choose the (R)-tagged options to play.<br>Developed by Sepehr Vaez Afshar & Sarvin Eshaghi</div>

(set: $gameDay to $gameDay)Your Level is Easy! You have $gameDay days to reach your end point. [[Continue...|Select Country]] -------- Alpha version! We recommend you to choose (R) tagged choices to play the Alpha version of the game. We will release the Beta version as soon as possible... <img src="assets/local-people-2.png" alt="local-people-2" border="0"> [[Back|Stage1]]

Your Level is Medium! [[Continue...|Select Country3]] -------- Alpha version! We recommend you to choose (R) tagged choices to play the Alpha version of the game. We will release the Beta version as soon as possible... <img src="assets/local-people-2.png" alt="local-people-2" border="0"> [[Back|Stage1]]

Your Level is Hard! [[Continue...|Select Country2]] [[Back|Stage1]]

Your Level is Very hard! [[Continue...|Select Country1]] -------- Alpha version! We recommend you to choose (R) tagged choices to play the Alpha version of the game. We will release the Beta version as soon as possible... <img src="assets/local-people-2.png" alt="local-people-2" border="0"> [[Back|Stage1]]

You must decide which season do you want to start in a mild and humid climatic zone? Note: These choices will affect the difficulty of the game stages. <img src="assets/mild-and-humid-small.png" alt="mild-and-humid-small" border="0"> [[1.Winter |Medium]] [[2.Fall|Easy]] [[3.Spring (R) |Hard]] [[4.Summer|Very hard]]

Which Country do you want to start? [[1.Turkey]] [[2.China]] [[Back|Easy]]

Let's buy some food for your journey! But you don't need to spend it all now. (set: $food to 0 )Hint: You can't survive without 5 package foods until Turkey! (set: $coin to 1000 ) You have $coin coins. [[Go to store]]

You can buy food packages from Akbar's Store! But you don't need to spend it all now. (set: $food to 0 )Hint: You can't survive without 5 package foods until China! (set: $coin to 1000 ) You have $coin coins. [[Go to store]]

Hello I'm Akbar. So you're going to travel along the Silk road! I can fix you up with some food packages. Coin: $coin , Food: $food (if: $coin > 250 )[[Buy 5 packages food|Go to store]] (set: $coin to $coin - 250) (set: $food to $food + 5) (if: $coin <500 ) [Don't spend anymore! You should have at least 250 coins to journey.] (if: $coin <260 ) [[Start the journey!]] [[Restart!|Stage1]]

(set: $health to 100) You have $coin coins, $food food packages, $health health & $gameDay days left to reach your end point. [[Start the journey!|Chapter1]] -------- Alpha version! We recommend you choose (R) taged choises to play the Alpha version of the game. We will release the Beta version as soon as possible... <img src="assets/local-people-2.png" alt="local-people-2" border="0"> [[Main menu|Welcome to Ipek Yolu]]

$coin coins | $food food packages | $health health | $gameDay days left ----------------------------------------------------- Well then! you're ready to start. Good Luck! You have a long and difficult journey ahead of you. [[Continue|c1.1]] -------- Alpha version! We recommend you choose (R) taged choises to play the Alpha version of the game. We will release the Beta version as soon as possible... <img src="assets/local-people-2.png" alt="local-people-2" border="0"> [[Main menu|Welcome to Ipek Yolu]]

$coin coins | $food food packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ----------------------------------------------------- Enjoy your trip! <img src="assets/Untitled-Artwork.jpg" alt="Untitled-Artwork" border="0"> [[Choose your route|c1.1.2]]

$coin coins | $food food packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ----------------------------------------------------- The weather is good. You may:(set: $TP to 1) <img src="assets/man-cammel.png" alt="man-cammel" border="0"> [[Continue on journey]] [[Trade with local people]] (if: $TP > 0)[[Talk to people|Talk to People]] (set: $TP to 0)

Such a cold day and also you are Tired ... [[You may set a fire and sleep!|You may take a nap!]] [[Continue on journey|c1.3]]

A town residant tells you: <img src="assets/Merchant-pxl2.png" alt="Merchant-pxl2" border="0"> "The sun fascinated with your moonlike face, Transforms your beacon in the quarter. The moon, polished by the sun, is the Mirror your beautiful face." This is some ghazals by our famous poet MUHTASHAM KASHANI. [[Know more about MUHTASHAM KASHANI]] [[Continue journey|Continue on journey]]

<img src="assets/mohtasham.jpg" width="300" height="300" > ʿAlī Muḥtasham Kāshānī ( Persian: علي محتشم کاشاني) (b. 905/1499-1500 - d. 996/1588), known as Kamal al-Din, the son of Khwajih Mir Ahmad Kashani, was a poet at the time of Safavid dynasty (10th/16th century). “ باز این چه شورش است که در خلق عالم است What is this agitation anew in the whole creation? ” Muhtasham wrote the rest of the poem up to the verse: "هست از ملال گرچه بری ذات ذوالجلال" (though away with distress is the Essence of the Almighty) but he could not continue. One night, he visited Imam al-Mahdi (a) in his dream. He (a) continued the poem as: "او در دل است و هیچ دلی نیست بی ملال" (he is in the heart and no heart is without distress) and the poem was completed. [[Back|Talk to People]] [[Continue journey|Continue on journey]]

Alpha version! We recommend you choose (R) taged choises to play the Alpha version of the game. We will release the Beta version as soon as possible... <img src="assets/local-people-2.png" alt="local-people-2" border="0"> [[Main menu|Welcome to Ipek Yolu]]

Which Country do you want to trade? [[1.Turkey (R) |TurkeyH]] [[2.China|ChinaH]] [[Restart!|Stage1]]

(set: $gamedayTurkeyHard to 65) Your journey will start from Toroq Caravanserai and you have $gamedayTurkeyHard days to deliver your orders. <img src="assets/GIF-start-end.gif" alt="GIF-start-end" border="0"> [[Check the current caravanserai's info|infoToroq]] [[Continue|TurkeyHard]] [[Back|Select Country2]]

Alpha version! We recommend you to choose (R) tagged choices to play the Alpha version of the game. We will release the Beta version as soon as possible... <img src="assets/local-people-2.png" alt="local-people-2" border="0"> [[Back|Select Country2]]

Let's buy some food for your journey with your coins! (set: $food to 0 ) (set: $coin to 1000 ) But you don't need to spend it all now. You could also buy foods later from caravanserais on your way. You have $coin coins. But you don't need to spend it all now. You could also buy foods later from caravanserais on your way. [[Go to store|StoreHard]]

Hello I'm Akbar. So you're going to travel along the Silk road! I can fix you up with some food packages. <img src="assets/chef210.png" alt="chef210" border="0"> I recommend you to buy at least 10 packages! Coin: $coin , Food: $food (if: $coin > 401 )[[5 packages food = 100 coins|StoreHard]] (set: $coin to $coin - 100) (set: $food to $food + 5) (if: $coin <399 ) [You can't shop anymore! you should have at least 400 coins to continue!] (if: $coin <=800 ) [[Checkout and continue|StageTurkeyHard]] (set: $health to 100)

In this game, you will experience a journey in the Seljuk period... The 'Great Seljuk Empire' was a high medieval Turko-Persian empire, originating from the Qiniq branch of Oghuz Turks. The Seljuk Empire controlled a vast area stretching from western Anatolia and the Levant to the Hindu Kush in the east, and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf in the south. <img src="assets/Story.jpg" alt="Story" border="0"> [[Start the Chapter 1|Story2]]

This serious game is aimed to contribute to the preservation of Iran heritage. The essential goal is to conserve the information related to the Safavid caravanserais of Iran on the Silk Road via conveying them to as much as people possible. Hence, the intangible heritage of it such as the use of silk road as a commercial transportation way, the circumstances and threats that merchants were facing, and the purpose of caravanserais had been tried to be transmitted to the player besides the other values of Iran like ceremonies, poems, etc. The climatic zones of Iran are amongst the other information that the player learns about by being involved in it. [[Continue |Learn1.1]] [[Back to Main menu|Welcome to Ipek Yolu]]

(set: $coin to $coin + 100) (set: $food to $food -5) $coin coins | $food food packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ----------------------------------------------------- Well then! you're ready to start. Good Luck! You have a long and difficult journey ahead of you. [[Continue|c1.1]]

(set: $coin to $coin - 100) (set: $food to $food + 5) $coin coins | $food food packages ----------------------------------------------------- (if: $coin > 401 ) [[Continue shopping|!]] (if: $coin < 405 ) [You can't shop anymore! you should have at least 400 coins to continue!] [[Checkout and continue|!]] (set: $coin to $coin + 100) (set: $food to $food - 5)

(set: $coin to $coin - 200) (set: $food to $food + 10) $coin coins | $food food packages ----------------------------------------------------- [[Continue shopping|!]] [[Checkout and continue|!]]

(set: $coin to $coin - 300) (set: $food to $food + 15) $coin coins | $food food packages ----------------------------------------------------- [[Continue shopping|!]] [[Checkout and continue|!]]

(if: $coin > 405 ) [(set: $coin to $coin - 400)] [(set: $food to $food + 20)] $coin coins | $food food packages ----------------------------------------------------- (if: $coin > 405 ) [[Continue shopping|!]] (if: $coin < 401 ) [You can't shop anymore! you should have at least 100 coins to continue!] [[Checkout and continue|!]]

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The main duty of the player in this game is to deliver some cargos containing silk from Iran to a neighboring country on the silk road in a limited time. The game lets the player choose the season wants to play and prepare him/herself for the journey by the necessary shopping. The player has also been provided by the possible shortest routes for the journey as a bonus, calculated previously by GIS for the path selection. You could also visit our website presenting the gathered caravanserais’ data and photos supported by an interactive map. The game is in Alpha version; So, the game is playable, but it is incomplete. The //Sericum Via// developed by: Sepehr Vaez Afshar & Sarvin Eshaghi</p> Drweeb.com/Sericumvia [[Start the new game|Stage1]] [[Back to Main menu|Welcome to Ipek Yolu]]

Such a beautiful place. (set: $food to $food - 0.5 ) <img src="assets/2.jpg" alt="2" border="0"> [[Let's drink some water and continue|c1.5]]

(set: $health to $health - 10 ) $coin coins | $food food packages | $saffron saffron packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left --- You must cross the river in order to continue. The river at this point is currently 30 meter across, 1.5 meter deep in the middle. By the way your cammel is so tired! You may: [[Rent a boat for 50 Coins|boat1.5]] [[Cross the River your self|crossriver1.5]]

<img src="assets/GIF-where-1.gif" alt="GIF-where-1" border="0"> The yellow point shows your current location. You have 17 KM ahead to the next caravanserai. [[Back|c1.5]]

(set: $health to $health + 10 ) (set: $gamedayTurkeyHard to $gamedayTurkeyHard - 1 ) (set: $coin to $coin - 100 ) $coin coins | $food food packages | $saffron saffron packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left --- Oops! some of your coins had stolen by robber! <img src="assets/thief3.png" alt="thief3" border="0"> But your cammel got some energie to continue the road... [[Continue|c1.6]]

<img src="assets/187-1875537-chef-femaleb-scribblenauts-baker-pxl.png" alt="187-1875537-chef-femaleb-scribblenauts-baker-pxl" border="0"> Have you ever heard Turquoise? [[Continue|c1.5.1]]

<img src="assets/GIF-which-1.gif" alt="GIF-which-1" border="0"> Go through the ... [[Green: Virani Ribat Caravanserai (R)|c1.2]] [[Blue: Nezamodoleh Caravanserai|CRN1]]

(set: $coin to $coin - 50 ) $coin coins | $food food packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ------------------------------- You crossed the route safely. [[Continue|c1.6]]

(set: $health to $health - 30 ) (set: $food to $food - 1 ) $coin coins | $food food packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ------------------------------- Oops! You catch a cold. Your health is not in a good condition :( [[Continue|c1.6]]

You almost arrive to Virani Ribat Caravanserai. [[Check the caravanserai's info|c1.6info]] [[Continue|Cont]]

<img src="assets/Screen-Shot-2020-06-22-at-03-25-19.jpg" alt="Screen-Shot-2020-06-22-at-03-25-19" border="0"> The city of Neyshabur in the northwestern part of Iran is not just famous for the poet Omar Khayyam, but also for the purity of its turquoise. Just outside this town are mines from which this precious stone is extracted, then shaved and shaped in to pendants, rings, and other jewelry. Turquoise is also used in art forms such as firoozeh koob, the art of hammering small pieces of turquoise into copper. In Persian culture, turquoise is said to have healing properties, detoxify the body, and protect against the evil eye. Shades of blue are omnipresent in Iranian mosques and palaces, and turquoise is a way to take it back home. [[Continue|c1.6]]

Province: Razavi Khorasan | District: Mashhad ------- Toroq Caravanserai <img src="assets/Ghofrani-M-Sabet-M-M-Sahaf-S-M-K.png" alt="Ghofrani-M-Sabet-M-M-Sahaf-S-M-K" border="0"> [[More info]] [[Back|TurkeyH]]

Province: Razavi Khorasan | District: Mashhad ------- Robat Toroq belongs to the Safavid period and is located in Mashhad, Torogh district. This building was registered on September 16, 1984, with the registration number 1636 as one of the national monuments of Iran. This two-porch Ribat is located at the beginning of the Mashhad-Neishabour road and includes two caravanserais belonging to the Safavid and Qajar eras. On the entrance of this caravanserai, there is an inscription that shows the construction date of the caravanserai as 1080 AH. The plan of Toroq Caravanserai is a 6.33 by 5.28 square. On the west side of the caravanserai, there is a water reservoir and around it, there are a few rooms that today there are only two rooms left and the rest are destroyed. On the north, south, and east sides of Toroq Caravanserai, there are several rows of open rooms that are designed to accommodate travelers in the summer. [[Back|infoToroq]]

Province: Razavi Khorasan | District: Shandiz ------- <img src="assets/1.jpg" alt="1" border="0"> [[Back|c1.6]]

Now you are in Turkey. <img src="assets/turkey.png" alt="turkey" border="0"> [[Order delivery]]

The game is in Alpha version! We will release the Beta version as soon as possible... <img src="assets/Gravedigger-pxl3.png" alt="Gravedigger-pxl3" border="0"> [[Skip]]

Congratulations! You reached your end point and made it :) <img src="assets/Backgroundgh.png" alt="Backgroundgh" border="0"> [[Check your score :)|Check your score]] (set: $score to 0)

You have: (set: $Score to $food + $coin + 300*$saffron + $health + 10*$gamedayTurkeyHard) $coin coins | $food food packages | $saffron saffron packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ---- Score: $Score <img src="assets/man-cammel.png" alt="man-cammel" border="0"> Your Score is calculated as: food + coin + 300(saffron) + health + 10(gameday) [[Learn about the game theory|Learn about the game theory]] [[Main menu|Welcome to Ipek Yolu]]

$coin coins | $food food packages | $saffron saffron packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ----------------------------------------------------- (if: $gamedayTurkeyHard > 63 )[[Continue napping!|You may take a nap!]] (set: $gamedayTurkeyHard to $gamedayTurkeyHard - 1 ) <img src="assets/vuuranimatie2.gif" alt="vuuranimatie2" border="0"> (if: $gamedayTurkeyHard < 63 ) [You are losing your days] [[Continue on journey|c1.3]]

$coin coins | $food food packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ---- <img src="assets/Farmer-pxl3.png" alt="Farmer-pxl3" border="0"> Hi; I'm Rajab. I have some Perfect Iranian Saffron. Do you want to buy? [[Yes, Sure]] [[Know more about Saffron]] [[No thanks!]] (set: $saffron to 0)

$coin coins | $food food packages | $saffron saffron packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ------- <img src="assets/Farmer-pxl3.png" alt="Farmer-pxl3" border="0"> I recommend you to buy at least a package! It's worth as gold; So you can sell it more expensive during your journey. Coin: $coin , Saffron: $saffron (if: $coin > 101 )[[1 package Saffron = 100 coins|Yes, Sure]] (set: $coin to $coin - 100) (set: $saffron to $saffron + 1) (if: $coin <101 ) [you should have at least 100 coins to continue!] (if: $coin <101 ) [[Checkout and continue|Continue on journey]] (if: $coin >101 ) [[Checkout and continue|Continue on journey]]

<img src="assets/E.jpg" alt="E" border="0"> Saffron (pronounced /ˈsæfrən/ or /ˈsæfrɒn/)is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". Saffron has long been the world's most costly spice by weight. Although some doubts remain on its origin,[5] it is believed that saffron originated in Iran. [[Back|Trade with local people]]

$coin coins | $food food packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ---- Have a nice journey... [[Thanks Rajab|Continue on journey]]

Bingo! You gained the chance to use GIS map bonus from now. The yellow route is the shortest way you can choose ta pass through Turkey. <img src="assets/shortest-route-small.png" alt="shortest-route-small" border="0"> [[Continue|]]

Chapter: 1 --------------- To start, as a merchant, be ready for your challenge in Attalia, currently known as Antalya, after its conquest by Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev I in 1207. <img src="assets/Story2.jpg" alt="Story2" border="0"> [[Continue|Stage1.0]]

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$coin coins | $food food packages | $health health | $gamedayTurkeyHard days left ----------------------------------------------------- You may:(set: $TP to 1) <img src="assets/man-cammel.png" alt="man-cammel" border="0"> [[Continue on journey|Continue on journey]] [[Trade with local people|Trade with local people]] [[Talk to people|Talk to people]] [[Stop to rest|Stop to rest]] [[Change pace|Change pace]]

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<p style="color:#a8641f">Note: This is the Alpha version.</p>We recommend you choose the (R)-tagged options to play the Alpha version of the game. Pay attention to what you see and what you hear during this journey; keep them in mind. You will need them to survive! (set: $coins to 0)(set: $fp to 0)[[Continue|Story]]

Chapter: 1 --------------- In this chapter, you will start your journey from the Şarapsa Han caravanserai in Attalia city and continue to the Kızılören Han Caravanserai in Konya city. <img src="assets/stage1-0.gif" alt="stage1-0" border="0"> [[Let's go!|Stage1.1]]

Now you are staying at the Şarapsa Han caravanserai. Your first duty is to pick up the imported cargo from the Attalia port and hand over your olive cargo to the awaiting ship. <img src="assets/Stage1-1.jpg" alt="Stage1-1" border="0"> [[Ask an Attalian local how to reach the port|Stage1.2]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins --------------- Local: Did you know that there is an "observation tower" for watching possible threats that could come from the sea near this caravanserai? You: Ah, no. Is this an important port? Local: Yes, plenty of emperors tried to conquer this city because of its economic and political importance. It enables international business for Anatolia. [[What great information, thanks!|Stage1.3]] [[Look at the map|MAP1]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins --------------- Now you are in the port. Exchange your cargo with a trader. [[Let's exchange|Stage1.4]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins --------------- <img src="assets/MAP1.gif" alt="MAP1" border="0"> [[Back|Stage1.2]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins --------------- You: These are the delicious local olives of Attalia; you cannot find better than these anywhere... Trader: Great! So, let's exchange them for these fragrant coffee beans. [[OK, deal!|Stage1.1.5]]

(set: $coins to $coins+50)Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 --------------- Congrats! You did your first duty well. Also, you got 50 coins. [[Double your coins|Şarapsa Han caravanserai]] [[Continue the journey|Stage1.6]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Your second duty is to deliver these coffee beans to Konya city. Have a good trip! [[Go ahead!|Stage2]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- You must be tired. Try to find the first caravanserai on the way. Surrounding farmers may help you. [[Talk to a farmer|Talk2.1]] [[Look at the map|MAP2.1]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins --------------- Trader: Thanks. I'm hungry and tired. Is there a caravanserai near the port? You: Yes! You can visit...(set: $coins to 0) [[Şarapsa Han caravanserai|Stage1.5]] [[Alay Han caravanserai|Wrong1.1.5]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins --------------- Your answer is wrong! [[Back to the question|Stage1.1.5]] [[Give 10 coins to skip the question|Skip1]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 --------------- The inn is to the west of Alanya, a short distance inland from the Attalia road. It was built during the reign of Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev II. It has a thin and long interior section with a single vault. It was designed as a single rectangular room and constructed as a single mass, consisting of the closed shelter section and a masjid adjacent to it on the east side, covered with a pointed tunnel vault. There is a protruding portal of stone cut in a prism form on the northern facade of the inn. A masjid surrounded by high walls is on the east wing. [[See the question|Q1.6]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins --------------- You don't have enough coins to skip. [[Back to the question|Stage1.1.5]] [[Restart the game|Welcome to Ipek Yolu]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- What is the shape of the Şarapsa Han caravanserai? [[With a central courtyard|Wrong1.6]] [[Rectangular mass|Correct1.6]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 --------------- Your answer is wrong! The right answer is 'Rectangular mass'. [[Continue|Stage1.6]]

(set: $coins to $coins+50)Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 --------------- Good job! Your answer is correct. You get 50 coins more. [[Continue the journey|Stage1.6]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Farmer: The nearest caravanserai to here is the Evdir Han caravanserai. It is 18 kilometers to the northwest of Attalia. It was built on the remains of an ancient city nearby, and the rubble from it was used as building material during the construction. You: Hmm... So interesting. Farmer: By the way, you can drink some fresh water at the Yukarı Karaman cistern. [[Thanks|Stage2.2]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins --------------- <img src="assets/MAP2-1.gif" alt="MAP2-1" border="0">[[Back|Stage2]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- You are now at the Yukarı Karaman cistern. Rest a bit while you try this question: How did the people of this ancient city gather their water? [[Through underground channels|Wrong2.3]] [[Through thin carvings on the rocks|Correct2.3]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Oops! The right answer is 'Through thin carvings on the rocks'. You missed 50 coins. [[Continue|Stage2.4]]

(set:$coins to $coins+50) Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Great! You got 50 coins. You will need these coins during the journey. [[Continue|Stage2.4]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- You: I hope this is the caravanserai I'm looking for... <img src="assets/stage2-4.jpg" alt="stage2-4" border="0"> [[Go and eat some food|Stage2.5]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Hello, I'm Sefar. Welcome to the Evdir Han caravanserai; I can fix you up with some food packages. I recommend buying at least 2 food packages! Coins: $coins | Food packages: $fp (if: $coins >= 20)[(link: "2 food packages = 20 coins")[(set: $coins to it - 20)(set: $fp to it + 2)(goto: "Stage2.5")]] (if: $coins < 20)[You can't shop any more! You will need your coins on the journey.] [[Checkout and continue|Stage2.6]]

You are not hungry anymore! It was a great local meal of Attalia! The Cretan Kebab with Artichoke (Enginarlı Girit Kebabı). While leaving, can you answer a foreign guest's question? [[Yes, sure!|Stage2.7]]

What is the name of these decorations? <img src="assets/Stage-2-7.jpg" alt="Stage-2-7" border="0"> [[Mocárabe|Wrong2.8]] [[Muqarnas|Correct2.8]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Foods: $fp | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Your answer is wrong! You couldn't help the foreigner. Read the information carefully next time. [[Let's leave the caravanserai|Stage2.9]]

(set: $coins to $coins + 50)Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Foods: $fp | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Your answer is right! You gained 50 coins. [[Let's leave the caravanserai|Stage2.9]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Foods: $fp | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Oops! There is harsh rain today. I should have known this journey would be like this because of the .... climate of Attalia! [[Fill in the blank|Stage3.0]] [[Get hint from the map|MAP2.9]]

(set: $coins to $coins + 50)Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Foods: $fp | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Great job! You gained 50 coins. A passenger coming from the opposite side says: don't worry! There is another caravanserai just a few km away. You can rest there till the rain ends! [[Look at the map|MAP3.1]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Foods: $fp | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- A passenger coming from the opposite side says: don't worry! There is another caravanserai just a few km away. You can rest there till the rain ends! [[Look at the map|MAP3.1]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Foods: $fp | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- <img src="assets/MAP2-9.gif" alt="MAP2-9" border="0">[[Back to question|Stage2.9]]

(set: $name to (prompt: "Fill the blanks...", "W--- Me-----------")) (if: (lowercase: $name) contains "warm" and (lowercase: $name) contains "mediterranean") [Yeay! It is True... [[Continue|Correct3]]] (else:) [Oops! I don't have any idea about the answer. Anyway... [[Continue|Wrong3]]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Foods: $fp | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Right! I am almost there! <img src="assets/MAP3-1.gif" alt="MAP3-1" border="0">[[Just a few meters|Stage3.2]]

Chapter: 1 | Coins: $coins | Foods: $fp | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Here I am! Safe and happy in the Kırkgöz Han Caravanserai. <img src="assets/Stage-3-2.jpg" alt="Stage-3-2" border="0"> [[Go into the caravanserai|Stage3.3]]

<p style="color:#a8641f">A quick stop on the journey!</p> Thank you for playing the alpha version of our game and helping us to test it. [[Check your score :)|Check your scores]]

You have: (set: $Scores to $coins + 10*$fp +100) Coins: $coins | Foods: $fp | Accomplished duties: 1 ---- Your score: $Scores Unfortunately, this is where your sweet trip through the Seljuk period stops for now. We would like to ask you a few questions. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScznjcIWVo_C8toh3wdHGHXy9JFKjMl-CR_s48TT62P6RjbAw/viewform?usp=sf_link">Open the questionnaire (Google Form)</a> Thank you in advance for your precious contribution to our research 🙂

<div class="sv-about"><div class="sv-card"><div class="sv-h">About the game</div><i>The Anatolian Journey</i> is a text-based serious game, made in Twine, that passes on Turkey's tangible and intangible heritage through the Seljuk caravanserais on the Silk Roads. As a merchant you leave Attalia (Antalya) for Konya, stay in the hans, trade your cargo and learn about the buildings, food and climate on the way.</div><div class="sv-card"><div class="sv-h">How to play</div>Keep in mind what you see and hear: questions along the road earn coins. Buy food at the caravanserais and use the maps for hints.<div class="sv-dim">Alpha version: playable but incomplete.</div></div><div class="sv-card"><div class="sv-h">Paper</div>Vaez Afshar, S., Eshaghi, S., Varinlioğlu, G. & Balaban, Ö. (2021). <i>Evaluation of Learning Rate in a Serious Game: Based on Anatolian Cultural Heritage.</i> eCAADe 2021, vol. 2, pp. 273–280.<div class="sv-award">★ Ivan Petrovic Award, best presentation by a young researcher</div><a class="sv-ext" href="https://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/Show?ecaade2021_285" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the paper on CumInCAD</a></div><div class="sv-card"><div class="sv-h">Team</div><div class="sv-row"><span class="sv-k">Design & development</span>Sepehr Vaez Afshar & Sarvin Eshaghi</div><div class="sv-row"><span class="sv-k">Co-authors</span>Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güzden Varinlioğlu, Dr. Özgün Balaban</div><div class="sv-row"><span class="sv-k">Series</span>Part 2 of The Sericum Via · <a href="https://sericumvia1.sepafshar.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">play part 1</a></div></div></div> [[Start the game|Story0]]  ·  [[Back to the main menu|Welcome to Ipek Yolu]]

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