A Travian Player’s Journal

It was a beautiful Thursday on 21 August 2008 when my friend told me about an online game named Travian. Out of curiosity, I registered to the free online game, and start learning the basics. I picked the id name “Balamiere” because I already used the same nickname for my character in World of Warcraft, another online game I already stopped playing.

Well, it looked pretty simple. There are three different races we must choose. The Teutons, expert in aggressive playing and attacking; the Gauls, expert in defensive playing type; and the Romans, a balanced army with higher cost to train.

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