How do you play Travian?

Answer 1

you cannot "learn" to play travian, you need to experiment, and play around. Yes, on your first few servers you try something bad, (like attack a big player) but you will never do it again :)

I will teach you as much as I can without writing much.

first of all, decide your tribe. defenders play as gauls, simmers (no troop builders, just buildings) romans, or offensive people, (like me) tuets. It is a good idea to start with gauls, then if your confident enough, move to tuets.

then create your account, and, if I were you, choose the quest master. Join an alliance, talk to the big experianced players, get advise, ect. Just remember, some people on travian have an aim to give people hell by destroying their villages and troops, ect. That is when you go to your alliance for help.

Last tip, when you 9(if you) move to tuets, you will find more of the big players are tuets. Their macemen cost nothing to train, are brilliant raiders, and you can have some good troop numbers. Heard the saying "attack is the best form of defense"? If I get attacked, I will go and send 20,000 axemen or something at them, to land the second their troops get back, to kill their hammer :)

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