Travian is an award-winning German massively multiplayer online browser-based strategy game developed by Travian Games GmbH.[1]
The game's developers drew roughly from Classical antiquity and particularly from the Roman Empire to create a predominantly militaristic real-time strategy. Along with three English versions, and the original German version, the game has been translated into over 40 other languages, and has over 3 million players and over 250 servers worldwide.In 2006, it won the Superbrowsergame Award, in the large games category.Travian is programmed in PHP and runs in most modern browsers (such as Camino, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari). Travian was also the first game of its type to be playable on mobile phones. When played on a cell phone, it uses Java.
There are three tribes available to be played, the Romans, the Gauls, and the Teutons. Each has their own characteristics. The Romans complete upgrades faster than other tribes, the Gauls defend better than the others, and the Teutons are geared towards an aggressive style of play.
However, the actual style always comes down to the player, and his/her style of play. The fourth tribe, known as the "Natars", are an NPC tribe who were—according to the game—the enslavers of the Gauls and the Teutons before the Romans invaded Travian. The Natars enjoy many benefits normal tribes do not, but only come into the game as part of the end game sequence, more specifically, 300 days after the start of the server (except if the player is on a speed server, in which case they appear after 100 days).
