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{{Short description|2008 video game}}
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| title = Ikariam
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| developer = [[Gameforge]]
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| released = February 2008
| genre = [[Strategy video game|Strategy]]
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| platforms = Webgame
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'''''Ikariam''''' is a [[browser game|browser
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== Gameplay ==
''Ikariam'' has been compared to the ''[[Civilization (series)|Civilization]]'' series created by [[Sid Meier]]
With resources the player may construct buildings such as barracks, shipyards and academies. Citizens of the town can then be trained as soldiers, sent to research new technologies, or perform other tasks, which they are paid tax money for undertaking. Citizens must be kept happy to prevent them from leaving the town.
The satisfaction of the people is determined by a number of factors. The player can build a tavern that increases happiness in the town by 12 per tavern level. The player can also serve wine in the tavern. This increases happiness by 60 however consumes wine on an hourly basis. In addition, the player can build a museum after researching cultural exchange. Happiness in the town is increased by 20 for each level of the museum. Also, for each level of the museum the player may sign one additional cultural assets treaty with another player. This increases the happiness in town by 50. The player may have no more than one cultural assets treaty with a player. Cultural goods can be moved from one town to another at any time. Happiness can also be improved with certain research and governments.
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The game also provides four advisors to guide the player throughout the game; they are shown in the top right of the screen. From left to right the names are: Towns, Military, Research and Diplomacy.
The towns adviser provides the players with updates on the player's empire.
The military adviser allows the player to see all the fleets that the player has on the seas and cancel actions these fleets are conducting. The player can also view combat reports that provide overviews of past and ongoing land and naval battles here.
The research adviser lets the player conduct research if the player has enough research points. Research is needed to progress in the game. This adviser also show the player how many research points are currently available, how many scientists are currently working in academies, how many research points are produced hourly, and how long it will be until the player can research certain technologies.
The diplomatic adviser lets the player read and reply to messages the player has received from other players, send messages to players in the player's alliance, view treaties the player has signed, see which agoras on the player's islands have unread posts, and access agoras.
== Business model ==
''Ikariam'' is nominally free-to-play but players may opt to purchase in-game advantages via a [[Microtransaction#
The game was pre-released in June 2006, as a minimal 2D graphic game. Players used slash (/) commands to play the game.
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== Alliances ==
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On building an Embassy, one can join or found an alliance. Alliances are groups of players who work together.<ref name="Ikariam vs. Travian" /> They will usually protect each other. If an alliance member is attacked by another player, the whole alliance, or stronger members in the alliance will intervene and will ward off the attacker. If you are the leader of the alliance, how many members you can have in your alliance depends on your embassy level. Also, you get a small amount of "bonus" resources each day, depending on the number of people in your alliance. An alliance has three jobs that can be assigned by the leader: the Diplomat, the General and the Home Secretary. The diplomat is responsible for making treaties, answering messages sent to the alliance, and editing the external alliance page which is viewable by all players. The General is responsible for overlooking all alliance members military movements, and has the ability to call off any attacks being made by alliance members.
== Worlds ==
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Several different game servers are available.<ref>
== References ==
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