Start here: your first day

You start with one small village, which is your capital. Around it are 18 fields that produce resources, and in its centre there is room for buildings. The game runs in the browser on computers and phones, and your village keeps producing while you are away.

1. Pick a world

Every world is its own map with its own players. On a new world everyone starts from zero with you, and on a faster world everything happens faster. You'll find the worlds in the world list.

2. Pick a tribe

You pick your tribe when you register, and you keep it until the round ends. Each world shows the tribes it offers.

• Gauls: the easiest start, with a strong defence and fast troops.
• Teutons: for players who like raiding from day one.
• Romans: balanced, and they build a field and a building at the same time, but their troops cost more.
• Arabs: a strong attack and big merchants, but their troops are expensive.

Every tribe has a full guide on the tribes page.

3. Follow the quests

Once you log in, the quests appear. Each is a simple step, like raising a field, building a building or reading a report. Most pay resources, and some pay gold or days of Plus. They are the fastest way to learn the game.

4. Use beginner's protection

When you register, beginner's protection starts. How long it lasts depends on the world (a whole day on world 1). During it nobody can send an army to your village.

• If you send an army to another player's village yourself, whether an attack, reinforcements or scouts, your protection ends at once. Sending troops to oases does not end it.
• Some worlds let you buy more protection with gold.
• Raise your fields during this time, and build a Cranny before it ends.

What to build first

1. Raise your wood, clay, iron and crop fields, cheapest first.
2. Upgrade the Main Building: it speeds up every build after it.
3. Build a Warehouse and a Granary before your stores fill up.
4. Build a Cranny and a Rally Point, then the Barracks for your first soldiers.