Difficulty - how hard (eg Mucho Mucho)

[belbincolne]

This is labelled "Ridiculously Hard" but I solved it first bash whereas things like Peg Legs Cove (Easy) and Mrs Brown (Very Easy) I cant crack at all.  Where the winning line is Swiss Bank Account I mostly cant crack them (there isn't enough cash in the game) and the use of Banks and El Pres's slush fund never contributes a penny (sorry dollar) (sorry peso).
Who rates these things?  Are they just for computer programming experts or for us normal bods?

[Cam]

You're quite right - I too won this on the first attempt, while there are others with 'easier' ratings that pose a much greater challenge.

The decision on the rating is subjective. You are more likely to see 'oddities' in the difficulty ratings of enthusiast-authored scenarios than the ones produced by the companies, as the extent of playtesting (you would expect) would usually be more thorough with the official scenarios and therefore the (subjective) rating 'closer to the mark'. In this case, I think the rating was overstated.

In answer to your question - "computer programming experts". Holding <Ctrl> and typing rateddifficulty when wishing to edit the scenario allows you to change the difficulty level (as identified by the scenario's introductory information).

Hope that helps.  

[Junta_Joe]

The way you win Swiss bank account games is not through your bankers.  They only add a few drops in the bucket.  The key is the Building Permit Edict.  It will provide 90% of your swiss bank account.

Try that and good luck.