Travian – Browser Game

Travian is what you might call a MMPOSG (Massivley Multiplayer Passivley Online Stategy Game) (Yes I made that up) Each player is a leader of a small village that might one day turn into an empire. With simple browser based graphics but addictive gameplay you will find yourself immersed in its deep strategy.

Three races are selectable Roman, Teuton, and Gaul. Roman is the most balanced both offensive and defensive. Teuton is the most aggressive and can bypass 2/3 of any protected resources a player currently has. Gaull is the most defensive with traps that can stop attacking forces by capturing them.

Each village has its own resource fields which produce Wood, Clay, Iron, and Wheat. These resources are used to upgrade your village and in turn increase your population.

As your village grows you can create defences such as Walls or Crannies. A Cranny protects a small amount of your resources from being taken through raids by other players. Building up your army is also a required part of Travian. Travian at its heart is a war game and playing it at such will net better results.

Travian could be considered a passive browser game because of the time it takes to build, attack and upgrade things within the game. Attacking an enemy could take an average of 15 to 30 minutes one way. Buildings may take an hour or more. Travian is a game you log on several times a day. Not one that you slave over for hours on end. This may be annoying to some but for someone like me its a blessing to play an addicting game but one that I dont have to spend several hours on.

Once you have an army of your own and are sufficiently protected from other players you can begin to raid nearby neighbors. Each unit you own can carry a number of resources back to your village from a raid. Raiding will provide an extra influx of resources that will only allow your village to grow faster.

For new players Travian will start out slowly with the only options being to upgrade your resource fields or build very basic defenses and infrastructure. However if you stick with it and allow your village grow you will soon discover the strategy of forming alliances with other players and creating enemies with others. You will find people take Travian very seriously – and you will to.

Travian

Five out of Five