Grunder

Races

Right after you register an account and log onto the world (game server), you will get to choose if you want to play as either Elves or Humans. The gameplay of both races will be pretty similar but your choice will influence some main traits:

1. The look of your city will depend upon the race you’ve picked. Elves are magical beings, and live in close harmony with nature. Their building design will be very sophisticated. Humans are very ambitious and determined meaning they have a more medieval and industrialized style.
2. The military units that you have at your disposal will also differ. For example Elves will rely amongst other on Ents and Humans on Axe Barbarians.

Once we have a further world (game server) on Elvenar, you will have the opportunity to also play as the other race.

City Map

At the beginning you start with a limited area where you can build your city. The city map is an area divided into tiles in the form of a square grid where you can build up your city. You will start with 15x10 tiles.

But of course your goal is to expand and your biggest challenge is to do the best of the space at your disposal. To increase your buildable area you can unlock expansions in the Research-Tree, gain them by completing all encounters in a province, or buy a Premium Expansion. Each city map expansion is an area of 25 tiles.

At the beginning you will already find two buildings on the map: The Main Hall and the Builder Hut.

Basic Resources

There are two basic resources in Elvenar, which will help you to grow up your city:

• Coins
• Supplies

Coins are produced automatically over time from residences. To produce supplies you need to give an order in the workshop, for this production time is required.

First steps

You should also take a look around your area to find a good tribe to join. It is always easier to fight and defend in a group. And it is a good way to meet some nice people!

You need the specified amount of Wood, Clay and Iron, as well as some free population. The exact amount depends on the kind of building and its level. The higher you want to upgrade the building, the more resources are needed for the next level.

Hint: You can identify unlocked, but not yet constructed buildings, by a construction site in your village. In addition to this, a "+" symbol will be visible. You can already click on those sites to open the ring menu.

Recruit units

You can recruit your first units in the Barracks. To construct Barracks, you need to upgrade your Headquarters to level 2. First you will only be able to have Spearmen, for other units you need to upgrade the Barracks first. In the Unit overview you find a short description about the requirements for a certain unit and what it's characteristics are.

Attacking other villages

It is important, especially in the beginning, to constantly generate resources. An efficient way to do that is by plundering barbarian villages in your neighbourhood.

To attack a village, switch to the map, click on an enemy village and chose the "Send army" button. You will see this window:

In the top you can see the start and the target village of your army. Below that are some important values you should always have a look at before sending the troops.

Number	Icon	Name	Description
1		Travel time	This shows how long the army approximately needs to reach the target village.
2		Arrival time	This is a rough estimation at what time the army will arrive at the target village.
3		Combat strength	The strength with which your units will fight in the target village. This value is influenced by the morale, the Grandmaster General and whether or not the target village lies in a province where your units have faith.
4		Carrying capacity	The amount of resources your units can plunder in the target village. The more units you send, the more you can raid from your victim.
5		Discipline	This value shows the time deviation for the arrival at the target village. See discipline for more details.
6		Support	If you want to support a friend, order your units to walk and stay at his or her village. You can always call them home if you need them yourself.
7		Attack	Your army will march to the target village, start a battle and, if victorious, plunder resources and walk back home.
8		Save as preset	You can save the number of units you have selected as a template and use it for future attack or support operations.

Only your own units that are currently available in your village are shown here.

Click here for an explanation of the Generals.

Hint: You can create as many Presets as you want. For example, small farm armies with 100 Spearmen or a huge, offensive force with thousands of different units. A Preset can also be used to easily recruit an number of set units in a village. You can also assign units to a Preset that are still locked for your village if you create the Preset within the Rally Point. It is very convenient to create a Preset of your desired army in your village and use the Preset for recruiting.

Why join a tribe?

Tribal Wars 2 can be played as a single-player game, but the original idea of Tribal Wars is to band together and play in teams. Not only will you have economical and military support to protect you from more advanced players, but you can also learn tactics and game mechanics from your fellow tribe members. Tribes are a fundamental part of the game that will greatly enhance your gaming experience and further your success on the leaderboards. Joining a tribe is highly recommended.

Learn more about tribes on this page.