Basic Evony Guide

Evony is a free, real time strategy game that is fun and easy to play. Some people may be new not just to Evony, but also to the whole concept of playing strategy based browser games. If you are used to RPG games then the good news is that Evony has much in common with many online RPG games, but also it has many differences. This guide is aimed at helping those beginners enjoy the game by avoiding some of the pitfalls after first signing up to play Evony.

Make the Most of Beginner’s Protection

When starting out in Evony you receive a 7 day beginner’s protection which means that other players cannot attack you. Use this time wisely and develop your city as far as you can in the time available. If you attack someone while under beginner’s protection it will be removed automatically, so only attack when you are sure you are ready. The only other way you can lose beginners protection is by building your town hall to level 5 or above. A level 4 town hall is fine for the early stage of the game and so timing the building of it to level should coincide with the end of your week of protection if possible.

Successful Management of Game Resources is Important

Like most online strategy games managing resources is a central part of game play and this is no different in Evony.

The four basic resources in the game are:

• Wood – Used to make buildings, weapons for troops and also in some types of research.
• Gold – Used to finance buildings, research and troops, but also to pay heroes and buy goods from the market.
• Stone – Again used primarily as a building material, but also for some weapons and types of research.
• Iron – Becomes more important the further into the game you progress, but is once again used for research and troop building.

Of these four resources food is important to feed your troops, but so long as you have a small surplus all should be fine. The real limiting factor in the early game is wood as it is used for almost everything. For every five resource tiles you build, make sure two of them are lumber mills.

The balance between resources changes as you progress through the game and iron will become increasingly important, but when starting off wood is probably the biggest limitation to overcome.

Balance Attack and Defence

While building a barracks and training troops is important, you must also realise that building high walls and traps or other forms of defence also plays a role. While you cannot lose your last city in Evony it is very frustrating to be placed under suzerainty and have to pay a small amount of your income directly to another player. Doing what you can to help your defence will reduce this risk.

Building walls and placing archer towers on them can be a really effective defence against anyone around your own level of strength. When combined with traps that are available very early in the game these can enable you to win most defensive battles.

It is very hard to give exact numbers for defensive troops as army strengths can vary so wildly. Players more advanced may have armies that number in the millions, so any attempt to tell you that having “X” defensive troops would be poor advice. So what should a new player do?

Alliances Make Playing Evony More Fun

As already mentioned Evony is a real time strategy game, but what wasn’t mentioned is that part of that strategy is political alliances. A beginning player is well advised to join an active alliance. The help and advice you will receive from a good alliance is invaluable and having other players to chat with makes the whole game more enjoyable overall.

More experienced players can help you with resources or help you with basic strategy if you should need it. If your city does happen to get taken over by another player, your friends can help you break free too. Overall, joining an alliance is one of the most fun things about Evony and it can be really great when you join in at a mass battle with your friends.

And Finally

I hope that this Evony beginners guide has helped show you a few things to bear in mind when playing this fun, real time strategy game. There is much more information available on my website, but in the meantime if you want more information about Evony or games in general, have a look at some of my other hubpages about RPG PC games.